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Sickle Cell Disease (More facts (Discovered in 1910, 100,000 Americans are…
Sickle Cell Disease
More facts
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100,000 Americans are affected by this disease
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Two genes for the sickle hemoglobin must be inherited from one's parents in order to have the disease. A person who receives a gene for sickle cell disease from one parent and a normal gene from the other has a condition called "sickle cell trait."
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Cures or medication
Narcotic, Blood Transfusion, Chemo therapy, and Vitamins
Patient-Controlled analgesia
Allowing patients to get pain medication when they need it by pressing a button on a machine. The medication is then delivered through an IV.
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