Slide 1: Sickle Cell Anemia?
Slide 2: What is sickle cell?
is a serious disease in which the body makes sickle-shaped red blood cells. “Sickle-shaped” means that the red blood cells are shaped like a "C."
Slide 3: red blood cell shaped like a "C."
Slide 5: Facts
More than 70,000 Americans have sickle cell anemia. 2 million Americans — 1 in 12 African Americans — have sickle cell trait. Its also a blood disorder that has a strong hold over hemoglobin.
Slide 6: Teens with sickle cell?
Teens with sickle cell may develop a jaundice condition. which also means that it may also cause your whites of you r eye and your skin to turn yellowish.
