With each pregnancy, two people with sickle cell traits have:

1. Sickle cell anemia is an inherited form of anemia — a condition in which there aren't enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen throughout your body

2. Sickle cells are very fragile. They break apart easily and die, leaving you short on red blood cells. Red blood cells usually live for about 120 days before they die and need to be replaced. However, sickle cells die after only 10 to 20 days. The result is a chronic shortage of red blood cells, known as anemia. Without enough red blood cells in circulation, your body can't get the oxygen it needs to feel energized. That's why anemia causes fatigue.

3. With each pregnancy, two people with sickle cell traits have: • A 25 percent chance of having an unaffected child with normal hemoglobin • A 50 percent chance of having a child who also is a carrier • A 25 percent chance of having a child with sickle cell anemia

4. Signs and symptoms of sickle cell anemia usually show up after an infant is 4 months old Sickle-cell disease may lead to various acute and chronic complications, several of which are potentially lethal.

5. People living in Malaria infested places, such as Africa. Are more likely to get sickle cell anemia. As seen on the map below

6. Sickle Cell Anemia

7. People with Sickle Cell Anemia: • T-Boz the Watkins singer from the popular band called TLC. • Miles Davis is another popular Jazz musician who was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia in his early teens. • Mobb Deep is a popular rapper who suffers from the condition and was also diagnosed with it in a much later stage in life. • Paul William’s the popular singer of Temptations suffers from the condition.

8. There is no none cure for this disease.

9. Information found on: • www.unitedstreaming.com • http://www.bing.com/health/article/mayo-125843/Sickle-cell-anemia?q=sickle+cell+anemia • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sickle-cell_disease • http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Sca/SCA_WhatIs.html