1. Sickle cell anaemia

2. ∞Its an inherited blood disorder that affects the production of haemoglobin that help carry oxygen around the blood. The body makes sickle-shaped red blood cells(shaped like a C. ∞Sickle cells contain abnormal hemoglobin that causes the cells to have a sickle shape. Sickle-shaped cells don’t move easily through your blood vessels. They’re stiff and sticky and tend to form clumps and get stuck in the blood vessels, blocking them. ∞ Blocked blood vessels can cause pain, serious infections, and organ damage. ∞A person with sickle cell anaemia has a low production of red blood cells because sickle cells don’t last long. They last for 10-20 days. The bone marrow can’t make new red blood cells fast enough to replace the dying ones. ∞Its inherited from both parents. ∞Sickle prep- smear of blood using a special low-oxygen preparation ∞Due to improved treatment and care, people who have sickle cell anemia are now living into their forties or fifties, or longer.

3. Symptoms ∞Leg ulcers ∞Damaged eyes ∞Bacterial Infections ∞Lung and heart injury ∞Pain crises ∞Treatment ∞Bone marrow transplants