Sickle Cell Anemia
Title: Sickle Cell Anemia
Category: /Recreation & Sports/Health Care
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Sickle Cell Anemia
Category: /Recreation & Sports/Health Care
Details: Words: 676 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
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Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle Cell Anemia is the most common hematologic hereditary disorder know
toman. It is a condition where the red blood cells (RBC) sometimes assume a
strange,sickle©like shape. Observations date back to Herrick in 1910, but the
molecularera for the study of Sickle Cell Anemia did not begin until the identification
ofHemoglobin S (Hb S), by Linus Pauling in 1949. It
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or ifthey get an
infection. A vaccine has been developed to prevent certain bacterialinfections to which
patients of Sickle Cell Anemia are extremely susceptible.
Knowledge of one's condition if they have Sickle Cell Anemia is vital so thatthey
can avoid extremely dangerous situations; such as, High altitudes, long,strenuous
exercises, and unpressurized planes.
To put it n brief, Sickle Cell Anemia is an incurable, hereditary disorder
thatgreatly shortens the life of one who has it.