Symptoms:
People who are affected by sickle-cell disease feel many different symptoms because they are unable to carry oxygen as well as people without the disease and the sickle cells may clump together and block blood vessels. People with sickle cell …show more content…
Such as for the infections, doctors prescribe antibiotics to prevent or cure them. There are also some treatments to prevent the cells from becoming their sickle shape. One popular drug is Hydroxyurea, which will activate the genes that make fetal hemoglobin (Hoehn).Which is hemoglobin that will not form into a sickle shape. Another way to try to prevent the sickling of blood cells is to drink water and avoid dehydration, and avoid situations or conditions that will cause their oxygen levels to drop