Sickle-Cell Anemia and Maleria
Sickle-Cell Anemia is an inherited, chronic blood disease in which the body produces abnormally shaped
red blood cells. When the blood cells become crescent/sickle shaped, they are unable to deliver adequate
amounts of oxygen to other cells. Also, these unusual “sickle” cells block blood pathways to the limbs
and organs, limiting the amount of blood flowing throughout the body. It causes pain, organ…
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