Sickle cell is a disease that affects the circulatory system. The circulatory system is in charge of moving nutrients throughout the entire body with the use of the blood stream. According to hopkinsmedicine.org the circulatory system moves nutrients, water, and oxygen to the your billions of body cells and carries away wastes like; carbon dioxide that body cells create. The circulatory system includes; the heart: which keeps the circulatory system working at all times with its constant pumping; the arteries: which carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to where it is needed; veins: they carry oxygen-less blood to the lungs where they have their oxygen then replenished; and lastly the blood,it is like the liquid train of the circulatory
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It is marked by defective hemoglobin. A.K.A. the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to the cells of the body. Sickle cell disease interrupts with the delivery of oxygen to the body cells. Normal red blood cells are smooth, disk-shaped, and flexible, like lifesavers without holes. This shape allows them to move through the blood vessels easily. Cells with sickle cell disease are hard and easily stick to each other. When the cells lose their oxygen, they take on the shape of a sickle or crescent. The cells stickiness can block small blood vessels and the flow of normal oxygen-carrying blood. This can cause varying levels of pain. According to sicklecelldisease.org, normal red blood cells can live up to 120 days. But, sickle cells only live for about 10 to 20 days. Sickle cells may be ruined by the spleen because of their shape and firmness. The spleen filters the blood of infections, and sickle cells can get stuck in this filter and die quickly. With less healthy red blood cells moving through the body, you can become chronically anemic. The sickled cells also damage the spleen as they get stuck in …show more content…
Thanks to the mayo clinic staff we know that the swelling is caused by sickle-shaped red blood cells blocking blood flow out of their hands and feet. Delayed growth is a another symptom found in babies. Red blood cells supply your body cells with the oxygen and nutrients you need for growth. A shortage of healthy red blood cells can slow growth in babies and children and delay puberty in teenags, the Mayo Clinic Staff continued. Sickle cells also can cause sight problems. Tiny blood vessels that supply your eyes may become plugged with sickle cells. This can damage the retina — the portion of the eye that sorts visual images.
Though sickle cell disease may seem hopeless there is hope in treatments such as bone marrow transplant that offer the only potential cure for sickle cell anemia. But finding a donor is hard and the procedure has serious, sometimes fatal
It is marked by defective hemoglobin. A.K.A. the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to the cells of the body. Sickle cell disease interrupts with the delivery of oxygen to the body cells. Normal red blood cells are smooth, disk-shaped, and flexible, like lifesavers without holes. This shape allows them to move through the blood vessels easily. Cells with sickle cell disease are hard and easily stick to each other. When the cells lose their oxygen, they take on the shape of a sickle or crescent. The cells stickiness can block small blood vessels and the flow of normal oxygen-carrying blood. This can cause varying levels of pain. According to sicklecelldisease.org, normal red blood cells can live up to 120 days. But, sickle cells only live for about 10 to 20 days. Sickle cells may be ruined by the spleen because of their shape and firmness. The spleen filters the blood of infections, and sickle cells can get stuck in this filter and die quickly. With less healthy red blood cells moving through the body, you can become chronically anemic. The sickled cells also damage the spleen as they get stuck in …show more content…
Thanks to the mayo clinic staff we know that the swelling is caused by sickle-shaped red blood cells blocking blood flow out of their hands and feet. Delayed growth is a another symptom found in babies. Red blood cells supply your body cells with the oxygen and nutrients you need for growth. A shortage of healthy red blood cells can slow growth in babies and children and delay puberty in teenags, the Mayo Clinic Staff continued. Sickle cells also can cause sight problems. Tiny blood vessels that supply your eyes may become plugged with sickle cells. This can damage the retina — the portion of the eye that sorts visual images.
Though sickle cell disease may seem hopeless there is hope in treatments such as bone marrow transplant that offer the only potential cure for sickle cell anemia. But finding a donor is hard and the procedure has serious, sometimes fatal