Sickle+Cell+Anemia

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1.On average, your body has about 5 liters of blood continually traveling through it .sickle cell disease is a serious disorder in which the body makes sickel-shaped red blood cells. []

2.Symptoms are weakness in the face arms and leg confusion and trouble walking and talking. []

3.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, serious infections, and organ damage. []

4.Treatment for is is oxygen therapy, blood transfusions, antibiotics, pain medicine, and balancing body fluids. []

5.Mostly people that have a darker complexion get it .Sickel cell anemia is inharrated in the family. []

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