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Sickle Cell Anemia: Serious Blood Disease, Know Symptoms & Treatment


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New delhi date. 19 June 2023, Monday

Sickle cell anemia is a disease in which the body stops making blood. This is a type of blood disorder in which red blood cells are affected. World Sickle Cell Awareness Day is celebrated on 19th June every year to make people aware about this.

What is sickle cell anemia? (Sickle Cell Anemia)

Sickle cell anemia is a genetic disease. This disease affects the formation of red blood cells present in the body, which carry oxygen throughout the body. Red blood cells are usually round in shape and flexible so they can easily pass through the blood vessels. But in sickle cell anemia, some of the red blood cells are moon-shaped. It becomes sticky and hard, which slows down the blood flow, causing the body to lose blood and gradually destroy sickle cells, which causes a decrease in red blood cells. It affects the oxygen available to the body, without proper treatment the chances of death also increase.

According to experts, this is a genetic problem that remains from the time of birth. When a child inherits sickle cell genes from both of its parents, it develops sickle cell disease.

Symptoms of sickle cell anemia

  • Constant pain in bones and muscles
  • Swelling of feet and hands
  • Dizziness and confusion
  • Headaches and eye problems
  • Feeling weak
  • treatment

So far there is no specific treatment for sickle cell disease. Depending on the symptoms of the sufferer, it can be treated. In sickle cell anemia, a person has to undergo blood transfusions, apart from this a bone marrow transplant is done, which is a very complicated procedure. It also has many side effects.

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