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Can you be in infantry with sicle cell in the army?
Sickle Cell Anemia will disqualify you from military service, unfortunately.
Which race is more commonly inherited with sickle cell disease?
Sickle cell disease is more common among blacks than among people of other races.
Can Italians get sicle cell?
Although some ethnicities are more prone to getting diseases than others, none are immune to them. Sickle cell disease is hereditary, meaning that if a parent has the gene for sickle cell disease, then it can be passed to the child, who may either have it, or become a "carrier" (someone who has the gene, but traits of SCD do not show up). So, YES, Italians can get sickle cell disease. Written by a high school freshman (yeah, we're not that dumb)
What are the symptoms of sicle cell Disease?
Sickle cell disease symptoms include episodes of severe pain, known as sickle cell crises, due to blocked blood flow. Other common symptoms are anemia, fatigue, swelling in the hands and feet, frequent infections, and delayed growth in children. Individuals may also experience jaundice and vision problems. Symptoms can vary in intensity and frequency among those affected.
How can you conclude that a person has sicle cell anemia by looking at blood counts?
The red blood cells would be shaped like crescent moons.
Do you have any pictures of Angela Ferguson?
http://www.osa.gg/images/AngelaFerguson_web.jpg Go to this link. Angela Fergson was the doctor that discovered sicle cell anemia.
Which types of mutation causes sickle cell anemia?
Sickle cell anemia is caused by a point mutation in the HBB gene, specifically a substitution of adenine for thymine in the sixth codon of the gene, resulting in the production of abnormal hemoglobin known as hemoglobin S.
What is sicle cell?
I think you mean sickle cell diseaase. Here is some more information for you that will answer your question better than I can: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sickle_cell_disease In short, sickle cell disease is a blood disorder of the red blood cells. Basically, the red blood cells have an abnormal, rigid, sickle shape (hence the name sickle cell disease).
What do you call a frozen cow?
A "moo-sicle."
Why does sickle-celled disease cause death?
In sicle cell disease, red corpuscles are shaped like sickles instead of being round. If they try to go through your capillaries too fast, they create a traffic jam and a pileup. They can not get through and take oxygen to your organs, especially your heart. When your heart can not get oxygen, you die. Medicine can control the shape of sickle cells so they will not pile up.
What effects can mutations have on organisms?
Many. Depending on the organism, mutations can cause things like four leaves on a clover, to polydactily or sicle cell anemia. The effects can be good, bad or neutral.
Is sickle cell disease a blood cancer?
No, sickle cell disease is not cancerous.
