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Sickle Cells

Sickle Cells . By: Rhondaa Mitchell . What is Sickle Cell Anemia? . Sickle cell anemia is a disease passed down through families. The red blood cells which are normally shaped like a disc take on a sickle or crescent shape. . Normal Red Blood Cells and Sickle Cells.

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Sickle Cells

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  1. Sickle Cells By: Rhondaa Mitchell

  2. What is Sickle Cell Anemia? • Sickle cell anemia is a disease passed down through families. The red blood cells which are normally shaped like a disc take on a sickle or crescent shape.

  3. Normal Red Blood Cells and Sickle Cells • Normal red blood cells are disc-shaped and look like doughnuts without holes in the center. They move easily through your blood vessels. Red blood cells contain an iron-rich protein called hemoglobin . This protein carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body.

  4. What does it contains? • Sickle cells contain abnormal hemoglobin called sickle hemoglobin or hemoglobin S. Sickle hemoglobin causes the cells to develop a sickle, or crescent, shape. Sickle cells are stiff and sticky. They tend to block blood flow in the blood vessels of the limbs and organs. Blocked blood flow can cause pain and organ damage. It can also raise the risk for infection

  5. T-Boz( TLC ) • T-Boz from a girl singing group called TLC has Sickle Cell Anemia. She was diagnosed with sickle-cell anemia; her parents both have the homozygous recessive trait which one in 12 people of African descent have. Since the age of seven, Watkins has been in and out of hospitals due to her condition.

  6. Worked cited ! • http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/sca/ • http://hiphopgivesback.com/hhgb-health-sickle-cell/

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