SICKLE CELL ANEMIA

SICKLE CELL DISEASE
IS A DISEASE WHERE A PERSONS RED BLOODS ARE STIFF AND IN THE SHAPE OF A SICKLE AND AFFECTS THE BODY DIFFERENT WAYS

HOW CAN A BABY GET SCD??
SCD IS INHERITED. THIS MEANS IT’S PASSED FROM PARENT TO CHILD THROUGH GENES. A GENE IS A PART OF YOUR BODY’S CELLS THAT STORES INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE WAY YOUR BODY GROWS AND WORKS. GENES COME IN PAIRS YOU GET ONE OF EACH PAIR FROM EACH PARENT.

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SICKLE CELLS EFFECTS ON BABIES

• Being pale
• Tiring Easily
• Breathing problems
• Slower growth and later puberty than healthy children
• Fever, Coughing, Breathing problems, Pain in the bones, and Headaches

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