SICKLE CELL

INFORMATION

• Inherited disease
• Red blood cells form into a sickle shape
• Blocks blood flow very easy
• Short life of cell
• Not preventable

SYMTOMS

• Pain
• Development
• Urinary
• Whole body
• Others

TREATMENTS

• Blood transfusion
• Pain reliever
• Rarely bone marrow transplant

STATISTICS

• Anywhere from 70,000 to 100,000 us cases a year

WORKS CITED

• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/sca/prevention