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Sickle Cell disease affects millions of people

throughout the world and is particularly common

among those whose ancestors come from Africa,

Spanish-speaking countries in the western hemisphere such as

South America, the Carribean and Central America, Saudi Arabia,

India and the Mediterranean countries like Turkey, Greece and Italy.

This disorder affects red-blood cells.

Instead of the cells being round and flexible so that they could fit

through the narrow blood vessels, they are crescent shaped.

This happens as a mutation to chromosome 11.

Because of the shape, they can easily

get lodged in blood vessels, which makes them incapable

of transporting oxygen to organs

resulting in pain.

This can damage organs.

Unlike normal blood cells that live up to 120 days,

these cells live up to 10-20 days. Sickle Cell is a genetic

disorder, which means mom and dad passes down to their offspring.

You can go on to MedlinePlus, type in Sickle Cell Anemia...

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diagnosis and treatments, and prevention and screening.

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