About sickle cell anemia:
Sickle cell anemia causes your body to produce abnormally shaped red blood cells. These red blood cells are crescent or sickle shaped. which cannot live as long as normal, round red blood cells. Due to which anemia occurs. Sickle cells also become trapped in blood vessels, blocking blood flow. That can cause pain and organ damage.
Causes and risk factors of sickle cell anemia
Sickle cell anemia is caused by a genetic problem.
People with sickle cell anemia are born with two sickle cell genes, one from each parent. If you have only one sickle cell gene, this is called a sickle cell trait.
Signs and symptoms of sickle cell anemia
The most common symptoms of sickle cell anemia
problems caused by anemia, such as feeling tired or weak,
Pain,
shortness of breath,
dizzy,
coldness in hands and feet,
headache,
sickle cell anemia test
Sickle cell anemia is diagnosed with a blood test to find out if you have symptoms or anemia. Newborns are tested under newborn screening programs in most of the states.
treatment of sickle cell anemia
There is no cure for sickle cell anemia. However, treatment can help reduce complications by relieving symptoms. Some recent research is exploring treatment options such as:
gene therapy,
blood and marrow stem cell transplantation,
new medicines,