Sickle Cell Anemia

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Term Paper Title	Sickle Cell Anemia
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Sickle Cell Anemia

The sickle cell disease is an inherited blood
disorder that affects red blood cells. People with
sickle cell have red blood cells that have mostly
hemoglobin's, Sometimes these red blood cells
become sickle-shaped or crescent shaped and
have trouble going through small blood vessels.
When sickle-shaped cells block small blood
vessels, less blood can get to that part of the
body. Tissue that does not get a normal blood
flow eventually becomes damaged.This is what
causes the problems of sickle cell disease.As to
this day there is really no cure for sickle cell
disease.Red blood cells take oxygen from the air
we breathe into our lungs to all parts of the body.
Oxygen is carried in red blood cells by a
substance called hemoglobin(Hemoglobin – is the
main substance of the red blood cell. It helps red
blood cells carry oxygen from the air in our lungs
to all parts of the body). Normal red blood cells
contain hemoglobin A. Hemoglobin S and
hemoglobin C are abnormal types of
hemoglobin.Oxygen is carried in red blood cells
by a substance called hemoglobin.The main
hemoglobin in normal red blood cells is
hemoglobin A. Normal red blood cells are soft
and round and can squeeze through tiny blood
tubes (vessels). Normally, red blood cells live for
about 120 days before new ones replace
them.People with sickle cell conditions make a
different form of hemoglobin A called hemoglobin
S (S stands for sickle). Red blood cells containing
mostly hemoglobin S do not live as long as normal
red blood cells (normally about 16 days). They
also become stiff, distorted in shape and have
difficulty passing through the body's small blood
vessels. When sickle-shaped cells block small
blood vessels, less blood can get to that part of
the body. Tissue that does not receive a normal
blood flow eventually becomes damaged. This is
what causes the complications of sickle cell
disease. There are several types of sickle cell
disease. The most common are: Sickle Cell
Anemia (SS), Sickle-Hemoglobin C Disease
(SC)Sickle Beta-Plus Thalassemia and Sickle
Beta-Zero Thalassemia. Sickle Cell trait (AS) is
an inherited condition in which both hemoglobin A
and S are made in the red blood cells, there are
always more A than S. Sickle cell trait is not a
type of sickle cell disease. People with sickle cell
trait are generally healthy. Sickle cell conditions
are inherited from parents in much the same way
as blood type, hair color and texture, eye color
and other physical things. The typ...

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