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Sickle cell disease is a genetic condition, so it does not have an incubation period like Infectious Diseases. Instead, symptoms typically appear in early childhood, often around 4 to 6 months of age, as fetal hemoglobin levels decrease and sickle hemoglobin levels rise. The disorder is caused by a mutation in the HBB gene, leading to abnormal hemoglobin production. Once inherited, the condition is present for life.

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