WHAT IS SICKLE CELL

TRAITS

• Condition which a child inherits sickle gene from the parents
• 1- in 12 african americans are affected by the sicke cell trait
• If both parents are carriers the risk of sickle cell increases by 50 precent

LIVING WITH SICKEL CELL

• Healthy life style is importent
• Take action and prevent complications
• Reasearch and learn about the desiese
• Prevent future diseases such as the flu

SYMPTOMS

• Sudden weakness and neuasia
• Confusion, visions in eyes, trouble speaking
• Troble walking, headache, problems breathing
• Numbness, parlyisis

Women with sickle cell
Increased risk of premature birth, and low birth weight
Sickle cell can cause fear, anxiety, depression. It is recommended to find a support group or psychiatrist

PAIN

• Different with each person
• Work with your doctor
• Medication might be administered for each case

CHILD CARE

• Frequent checkups
• See a doctor regularly
• Vaccines to prevent desiese such as influenza
• Prevent silent strokes

SCILENT STROKES

• Regular visuat to the doctor
• Check for symtoms of stroke
• They include swelling of hands snd feet sudden fategue and fever
• Pain and numbness

PREVENTION OF ANEMIA

• Genetic counsling
• Care for future years

WHO IS AT RISK?

• African decent
• South or centrial america
• Occures in 1-500 african American births
• 1-36000 hispanic births
• More that 2,000,000 americans the have sickle cell trait

TREATMENTS

• Blood transfusion
• Over the counter pain medicine
• Heating pads
• Rest and plenty of fluids
• More intende pain may need to be treated in a hospital

Natural selection plays a large roll in sickle cell. Malaria cannot affect people with the sickle cell trait. It has passed on through the generations.

SOURCE

• National heart,lung,and blood institute
• Sicklecell.com
• Sickle cell anemia.com
• Sicklecelldisease.org