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Sickle-cell disease

Sickle-cell disease. By: Adam Clark and Stephanie Fuqua. Inheritance. Recessive in parents Two copies are altered They combine. Symptoms. Painful episodes Chronic anemia Serious infections Damage to organs. Punnet Square. Sickle-cell anemia in children. Both parents affected

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Sickle-cell disease

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  1. Sickle-cell disease By: Adam Clark and Stephanie Fuqua

  2. Inheritance • Recessive in parents • Two copies are altered • They combine

  3. Symptoms • Painful episodes • Chronic anemia • Serious infections • Damage to organs

  4. Punnet Square

  5. Sickle-cell anemia in children • Both parents affected • Can be passed onto children

  6. Statistics • 72,000 cases in the U.S • 2,000,000 Carriers • 1 in 500 African-Americans born with disease

  7. Diagnosis • Early diagnosis critical • Blood tests at birth

  8. Treatment • Bone marrow transplant • Medicine for pain • Immunizations • Hydroxyurea

  9. Life Expectancy • Over 50 years with proper treatment

  10. Causes of Death • Stroke • Heart attack • Kidney or liver failure • Bacterial Infection

  11. Living with Sickle Cell • Painkillers • Narcotics • Therapy -relaxation -Hydration therapy • Blood transfusions

  12. Help with Sickle Cell

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