What You Should Know About Sickle Cell Disease

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What You Should Know About Sickle Cell Disease

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04/09/2024
By National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Division of Blood Disorders and Public Health Genomics.

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National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Division of Blood Disorders and Public Health Genomics.
Description:

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders.

• Healthy red blood cells are round and they move through small blood vessels carrying oxygen to all parts of the body.

• In SCD, the red blood cells become hard and sticky and look like a C-shaped farm tool called a “sickle”.

• Sickle cells die early, which causes a constant shortage of red blood cells.

• Sickle cells can get stuck in small blood vessels and block the flow of blood and oxygen to organs in the body. These blockages cause repeated episodes of severe pain, organ damage, serious infections, or even stroke.

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what-you-should-know-about-scd.pdf
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Anemia, Sickle Cell
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Pamphlet (or booklet)
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Fact Sheet
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2 unnumbered pages
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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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