Sickle cell anemia is one of the most common inherited diseases among African Americans. It is estimated that one in every six hundred African American births will result in a child with sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell anemia can also affect those of Hispanic-American descent. It is estimated that one in every 1,000 Hispanic-American births […]
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Sickle cell anemia is a form of anemia that is inherited. When a person has sickle cell anemia, they do not have enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout the body. This can cause damage to body organs, and it can cause severe health problems. Normally a person’s red blood cells are round
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Iron deficiency anemia is a condition of anemia that is due to insufficient iron in the body. The body needs iron to produce an adequate number of healthy red blood cells that carry oxygen to organs and tissues. Oxygen is what feeds the cells in the tissues and organs and keeps them alive and gives
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Hemolytic anemia is a condition that destroys red blood cells before the normal lifespan has ended. These red blood cells are responsible for transporting oxygen from the lungs to the tissues and organs throughout the body. They are essential to maintaining life and preserving health. Red blood cells are shaped a bit like doughnuts without
Our bodies use vitamins and minerals to produce healthy cells throughout the body, and our blood cells are not different. When there is a deficiency in a key vitamin the body will develop illnesses or diseases. One such deficiency is pernicious anemia. This occurs when the body doesn’t make enough red blood cells because of
Anemia is not a disease. Rather, it is a symptom of other medical conditions or complications of medical treatments. The definition of anemia is a decrease in hemoglobin in levels below the normal range. This can be caused by a decrease in red blood cell production or an increase in blood loss. Because there are
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Sickle cell disease affects approximately 72,000 Americans with most being of African-American descent. This disease is a genetic disorder that causes the red blood cells to be misshapen and this will interfere with their ability to carry oxygen throughout the body. Research into sickle cell anemia did not really start until the 1970s. This is
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Anemia can be defined as a reduction in the number of circulating red bloods cells in your system. Anemia cannot be classified as a disease, but rather it is a symptom of an underlying cause or disease. There are over four hundred types of anemia. Many of these types of anemia are very rare. However,
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Sickle cell disease, or sickle cell anemia, is one of a class of intrinsic hemolytic anemia diseases. Essentially that means that the blood cells undergo hemolysis, or destruction, before the end of their normal lifespan because of an intrinsic, or internal, disorder or cause. In the case of individuals who suffer from sickle cell anemia
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Red blood cells, the backbone of providing oxygen flow in the body, are essential in maintaining good health. Some people, however, have inherited a type of anemia that causes these red blood cells to malfunction due to their defective shape, consistency and lack of abundance. These features cause a premature death of the red blood
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