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Sickle Cell Disease **Description: ** Sickle Disease is when a persons red blood cells are shaped differently, than a normal blood cell. This causes red blood cells harder to go throughout the body, and occasionally get stuck.

**Inheritance: **This disease is inherited autosomal. This means, the only way an offspring can get this disease, is if both parents have at least one defective gene of this disease.

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**Symptoms: ** -The blood vessels are so small, that it can’t transfer oxygen to; the liver, kidneys, lungs, heart, and other organs. -People who have Sickle Cell Disease, have less blood cells. -When the cells get stuck in blood vessels, and become a blockage, it can cause; stokes, delayed growth, and jaundice. -People who are born with this disease, have a reduced lifespan of 30 years.

**Diagnosis: ** There is two ways that Sickle Cell Disease can be diagnosed. 1. Newborns can easily be diagnosed by a simple blood test. 2. If it is not diagnosis at birth, a person can take a test called hemoglobin electrophoresis.

**Treatment: ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Sickle Cell Disease can be treated several ways; <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">-Babies and young children can take penicillin daily. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">-Another treatment is folic acid; this helps patients grow blood cells. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">-Rest, drinking lots of water and less physical work can be another treatment for SLOS. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">-The last treatment is either blood transfer or a marrow transplant.

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Interesting Facts ** media type="custom" key="9658718" <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">-Sickle Cell anemia support group. <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; line-height: 115%;">[|www.sicklecellsupportgroup.org] <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; line-height: 115%;">[|www.Inspire.com]
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Support Groups: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">-The Sickle Cell foundation support group Inc.
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