Sickle Cell Anemia

Sickle Cell Anemia Sickle Cell Anemia is the most common blood inherited disease in the United States, affecting about 72,000 Americans each year, and it has no cure. It commonly affects Hispanics and African Americans rather than Caucasians. It is classified as a disease in which the red blood cells become disfigured, causing pain throughout the body where the sickled cells are blocked. The red blood cells are usually disc-shaped, but in the event of Sickle …

…