sickle cell

SICKLE CELL Sickle cell disease is a genetic disease meaning that it is not contagious nor can it be transmitted through contact, this disease can only be caught through birth. Sickle cell anemia is a disease that affects people who originate from areas of Africa, parts of India and the Mediterranean, South and Central America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. The reason for this is because these areas are prone to the spread of …

…sickle cell disease can be immediately entered into a program of pediatric care. When a doctor sees infants frequently and parents are trained to care for their sickle cell baby, many problems can be avoided or detected early. For special cases blood transfusions or bone marrow transplants can be necessary. Sickle cell anemia is a rare and incurable disease, although modern advances and medical research has found ways to help out people with this disease.