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Bookmark or Share- Learn More About Sickle Cell Disease | CDCSickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders. In SCD, the red blood cells become hard and sticky and look like a C-shaped farm tool called a “sickle.” People with SCD can live full lives and enjoy most of the activities that other people do. If you have SCD, it’s important to learn how to stay as healthy as possible.
- Sickle cell anemia - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo ClinicTreatment. Self care. Coping and support. Preparing for your appointment. Diagnosis. A blood test can check for the form of hemoglobin that underlies sickle cell anemia. In the United States, this blood test is part of routine newborn screening. But older children and adults can get the test too.
- Sickle cell disease - WikipediaSickle cell disease (SCD), also simply called sickle cell, is a group of hemoglobin-related blood disorders typically inherited. The most common type is known as sickle cell anaemia. It results in an abnormality in the oxygen-carrying protein haemoglobin found in red blood cells.
- Sickle Cell Disease | Johns Hopkins MedicineSickle cell disease is a blood disorder in which the hemoglobin is damaged and can't carry oxygen to the tissues. These blood cells with the defective hemoglobin are sticky and can build up and block small blood vessels leading to pain and other complications of the disease.
- Sickle Cell Anemia: Symptoms, What It Is, Causes & TreatmentOverview. What is sickle cell anemia? Sickle cell anemia is a form of the inherited blood disorder, sickle cell disease. Sickle cell anemia affects your red blood cells, turning them from round flexible discs into stiff and sticky sickled cells. Sickled cells keep red blood cells from doing their job, which is carrying oxygen throughout your body.
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