What is meant by sickle cell Anamia? write its
symptoms & the treatment
to cure it
Answers
Sickle cell anemia is an inherited red blood cell disorder in which there aren't enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout your body. Normally, the flexible, round red blood cells move easily through blood vessels. In sickle cell anemia, the red blood are shaped like sickles or crescent moons.
Treatments: Blood transfusion
Answer:
Sickle cell anemia :
Sickle cell anemia is an inherited red blood cell disorder in which there are not enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout your body. Normally, the flexible, round red blood cells move easily through blood vessels. In Sickle cell anemia, the red blood cells are shaped like sickles or crescent moons. These rigid sticky cells can get stuck in small blood vessels, which can slow or block blood flow and oxygen to parts of the body.
Symptoms :
(1) Anemia
(2) Episodes of pain ( pain crises)
(3) Swelling of hands and feets
(4) Frequent infections
(5) Delayed growth or puberty
(6) Vision problems
Treatment:
Blood transfusion
There's no cure for most people with sickle cell anemia . But treatments can relieve pain and help prevent complications associated with the disease.