Sickle Cell Anemia is a birth defect that is “a genetic blood disorder caused by the presence of an abnormal form of hemoglobin” according to MedicineNet.com. Sickle cell is common to people that have ancestry with Africans. Sickle cell affects about 100,000 Americans, one out of every 365 African American babies, and one out of every 16,300 hispanic babies. Older children and adults with sickle cell disease may experience a few complications, or have a pattern of ongoing problems that make their life shorter than living perfectly healthy. The most common and serious complications of sickle cell disease are anemia, pain, fatigue, and organ failure The cause of Sickle Cell Anemia is an inherited abnormal hemoglobin. When red blood cells are
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Fortunately, there is one cure for the disease, a bone marrow transplant. This is mostly used for children with severe Sickle Cell Anemia. There are treatments to improve the anemia and lower problems, that can help with the symptoms and difficulties of this disease in children and adults. There are now improved treatments and care that helps people who have sickle cell anemia live longer. The only cure for Sickle Cell Anemia is bone marrow or stem cell transplant.
Bone marrow is a soft, fatty tissue inside the center of the bones where blood cells are made. A bone marrow or stem cell transplant is a procedure that takes healthy disc like red blood cells that form blood from one person (the donor) and puts them into someone whose bone marrow is not working properly, producing sickle cells.
These transplants are very risky and can have serious side effects, sometimes being fatal. For the transplant to work, the bone marrow must be a close match to the person in need. The best donor is a brother or sister or parent with the a similar Bone Marrow. These are used only in cases of severe Sickle Cell Disease for children who have minimal organ damage from the …show more content…
Children, who do have sickle cell, can often become dehydrated, along with experiencing severe pains in their thighs, arms, hands and feet. In the article “Pain and Sickle Cell Anemia” it’s said that normal pains of Sickle Cell Disease can be treated with a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. These medications some people used everyday, for headaches, sprains, arthritis symptoms, and other daily discomforts. There are some times when pains get severe and patients must be rushed into the hospital. My opinion on Sickle Cell Anemia is it wouldn’t be fun to have. When I started working on this Research I didn’t know anything about this disease and I loved learning about it. Some parts, when I read about people dieing quickly from it and suffering daily makes me feel really bad, because I know I would never want this. This disease causes a lot of loss in life experiences, this could also make people treat you different and yes it does affect the way you have education but not terribly. This is a thing that happens in life and there is really no way of helping to tell if you are going to get it or
Fortunately, there is one cure for the disease, a bone marrow transplant. This is mostly used for children with severe Sickle Cell Anemia. There are treatments to improve the anemia and lower problems, that can help with the symptoms and difficulties of this disease in children and adults. There are now improved treatments and care that helps people who have sickle cell anemia live longer. The only cure for Sickle Cell Anemia is bone marrow or stem cell transplant.
Bone marrow is a soft, fatty tissue inside the center of the bones where blood cells are made. A bone marrow or stem cell transplant is a procedure that takes healthy disc like red blood cells that form blood from one person (the donor) and puts them into someone whose bone marrow is not working properly, producing sickle cells.
These transplants are very risky and can have serious side effects, sometimes being fatal. For the transplant to work, the bone marrow must be a close match to the person in need. The best donor is a brother or sister or parent with the a similar Bone Marrow. These are used only in cases of severe Sickle Cell Disease for children who have minimal organ damage from the …show more content…
Children, who do have sickle cell, can often become dehydrated, along with experiencing severe pains in their thighs, arms, hands and feet. In the article “Pain and Sickle Cell Anemia” it’s said that normal pains of Sickle Cell Disease can be treated with a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. These medications some people used everyday, for headaches, sprains, arthritis symptoms, and other daily discomforts. There are some times when pains get severe and patients must be rushed into the hospital. My opinion on Sickle Cell Anemia is it wouldn’t be fun to have. When I started working on this Research I didn’t know anything about this disease and I loved learning about it. Some parts, when I read about people dieing quickly from it and suffering daily makes me feel really bad, because I know I would never want this. This disease causes a lot of loss in life experiences, this could also make people treat you different and yes it does affect the way you have education but not terribly. This is a thing that happens in life and there is really no way of helping to tell if you are going to get it or