SICKLE CELL ANEMIA
Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disease. People with this disease inherit two genes for sickle hemoglobin- one from each parent. This disease causes red blood cells, which are suppose to look like doughnuts, have a sickle or crescent shape to them. Sickle cells are stiff and sticky. These cells tend to block the blood flow in the blood vessels of the limbs and organs. This can cause pain and organ damage. Plus it can also raise the risk for infection. A good way to handle this is to adopt a healthy diet. A healthy diet can help with this disease. Eating things such as fruits, vegetables, seeds, seafood and other things such as that will help with your diet. But overall the chances of someone getting this disease are very thin. In the information I read it said that when both parents have a normal gene and an abnormal gene, the child has a 25 percent chance of inheriting two normal genes; a 50 percent chance of inheriting one normal gene and one abnormal gene; and a 25 percent chance of inheriting two abnormal genes. Those may be thin odds but you still should take this disease seriously. People have died from this disease just because they think it’s a joke. That’s why if you do have this disease go to the doctor and see what all you can do to treat it. One suggestion is always eat healthy foods. Eating healthy foods has saved many people with this disease lives. That is why I encourage you to eat healthy meals everyday if you have this disease. Even though there is no cure eating those healthy foods
Sickle Cell Anemia “He who conceals his disease cannot expect to be cured”, an Ethiopian proverb quote. All around the world many disease are caused; it’s by human nature that it befalls people. There is a certain disease that particularly called my attention which is sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell anemia is the most common form of sickle cell disease; it’s a blood disorder that affects hemoglobin, the protein found in the red blood cell that helps carry oxygen throughout the body…
Sickle cell anemia is a genetic disorder of the red blood cells (RBC) which is characterized by the blood cells being formed in the shape of a crescent, or half-moon. Due to its being a genetic disorder, you can actually be a carrier of this disease and not have any symptoms. Only when offspring is met with another carrier does this trait become a dominant trait but until then it is known as sickle cell trait or (SCT). There is a multitude of health problems associated with sickle cell anemia…
Sickle Cell Anemia : Cause , Symptoms, and Treatment By Chelsi McCormick December 2, 2013 Prof Bondzi Bio101-3 Sickle cell anemia is a disease that affects peoples lives all over the world. Sickle cells is not contagious it is an inherited group of traits that cause a red blood cell disorder. This group of traits make it difficult for red blood cells to carry sufficient oxygen throughout the body. Normally red blood cells are round…
Sickle cell disease which in African language is translated to “state of suffering” is caused in the capillaries and slows blood flow and reduces the supply of oxygen to tissues. This disease causes a lot of pain and comes with various complications and serous dangers. Sickle cells are red blood cells that are deformed shaped like sickles (“S”) that are caused by a genetic mutation in the hemoglobin protein. This is a disease that is not contagious but is hereditary, which means it is passed down…
Sickle Cell Anemia Sickle cell anemia is the most common form of sickle cell disease(SCD). SCD is a serious disorder in which the body makes sickle-shaped red blood cells. The etiology of sickle cell anemia is an inherited disease of two genes of sickle hemoglobin from your parents. One sickle hemoglobin gene from your father, and one from your mother. It is mostly common in individuals from certain foreign countries like middle east, Mediterranean, Africa, and Indian ancestry. In Americans it…
Sickle Cell Anemia and Hemophilia Blood is a constantly circulating bodily fluid that provides the body with necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen, and takes part in waste removal. Blood is made up of two components: blood cells and plasma. The plasma is the liquid portion and it makes up about half the content of blood. Plasma help in the clotting of blood with the help of proteins, and it also helps to transport substances through the blood. The other half of the blood is consisted…
Marcus may have Sickle Cell Anemia. Sickle Cell Anemia is a genetic disorder that occurs when a child inherits two sickle hemoglobin genes, one from each parent. Sickle cell is not contagious, and you must be born with it. Normal red blood cells are round and flexible, while people with the Sickle Cell disease have blood cells that are crescent shaped. The Sickle-shaped red blood cells break apart easily, and do not live as long as normal red blood cells. Damaged red blood cells tend to clump together…
Professor Sanjay Koul Biology 101 November 20, 2014 Sickle Cell Anemia Sickle cell anemia is the most common form of sickle cell disease. This is a hereditary blood disorder. This disorder can be characterized by an abnormal amount of oxygen-carrying hemoglobin molecule in red blood cells. People who suffer from this disorder have sickled shaped red blood cells that resemble a crescent, which is how the disease got its name. The sickle cell disease was unknown until 1904. A cardiologist and professor…
reproduction, the one cell that is formed after conception will turn into trillions of other cells. Both the sperm and ovum contain chromosomes that will eventually be the foundation of human life. The specific genes within these chromosomes include a chemical structure called deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). DNA is the code or instructions that make up all life. All cells in the body contain 46 chromosomes. These 46 chromosomes are made up of 23 sperms and 23 ovum. When the sperm and ovum cell meet the result…
Sickle-Cell Anemia and Maleria Sickle-Cell Anemia is an inherited, chronic blood disease in which the body produces abnormally shaped red blood cells. When the blood cells become crescent/sickle shaped, they are unable to deliver adequate amounts of oxygen to other cells. Also, these unusual “sickle” cells block blood pathways to the limbs and organs, limiting the amount of blood flowing throughout the body. It causes pain, organ…