Sickle Cell Disease

Part I of Essay
is an inherited blood disease which can cause pain, damage to vital organs, and in some cases, death in childhood or early adulthood. This disease affects a protein inside the red blood cells called hemoglobin. It occurs wherein a person inherits two sickle cell genes or a ....

Part II of Essay
.... as infections, may worsen a patient's anemia by speeding up destruction of red blood cells or reducing red blood cell production. Two of the most common forms of are sickle cell anemia (SS disease) and sickle "C" disease. Sickle beta thalassemia is a less common form of . The effects of vary greatly from one person to the next. Some affected people rarely see their doctors for sickle cell-related complaints; others may be hospitalized frequently. Infants and young children with sickle cell disease are especially vulnerable to severe bacteri ....