1. Sickle Cell Anemia By Seth

2. Symptoms Fatigue Pale Skin Shortness of Breath Susceptibility to Infection Jaundice Eye problems Delayed Growth Episodes of Severe Pain

3. Treatments The only way to completely get rid of it is a bone marrow transplant They give small babies antibiotics to help them keep from getting a cold that could prove fatal For an adult, there is a medicine that stimulates the growth of the right type of cells and reduces the pain attacks

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5. Treatments (Continued) Blood transfusions help boost up the amount of healthy blood cells, reducing the risk of having a stroke Scientists are exploring the possibility of inserting a normal gene into the bone marrow Butyric acid can also help by increasing the amount of fetal hemoglobin in the blood

6. Treatments (Continued) Clotrimazole adds water to the blood, reducing the amount of sickle cells that form Nitric Oxide is a gas that is in the blood stream keeping blood from clotting can work with sickle cells as well

7. Origins The disease came from India, Africa, and the Arabic Peninsula It migrated along with the people from ancient times to other places

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9. Ho do you get it? You do not catch sickle cell anemia You get it by having an abnormal type of gene that makes your blood cells turn into a sickle shape

10. Credits The Mayo Clinic Kenya Biological Laboratory