Sickle Cell Anemia!

Recently, I researched about the Sickle Cell Anemia disease. When I found the results, it was pretty interesting. I had no idea what this disease was until now. Sickle Cell Anemia was founded in 1910. Also, it is an inherited lifelong disease. Therefore, you have it when you are born. One treatment for this disease is a Bone Marrow Transplant. Plus, the Sickle cells die after 10 to 20 days. This was interesting because I thought it was a lifelong disease. However, the Sickle cells might be able to reproduce. In addition, when I saw how many people this disease effected, it was quite shocking. It turns out, that millions of people worldwide have Sickle Cell Anemia disease. To be more specific, Hispanics and African Americans mostly have it. Additionally, Greece, Turkey, Italy, the Arabian Peninsula, India, South America, and Central America are effected by this. Furthermore, the genes that cause Sickle Cell Anemia disease are mutated by one amino acid. There are also ways to help find ways to treat this illness. For example, you can increase your research on folic acid and intravenous hydration. Overall, learning about Sickle Cell Amenia disease helped me better understand what causes it and how we can help to find a cure.

I found all this information from:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Sca/SCA_WhatIs.html

http://www.innvista.com/health/ailments/anemias/sickhist.htm

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