Sickle cell patients face a higher risk of stroke, suffer pain and swelling in their joints, and become anemic.
After a 16-year-old Dauphin County boy died suddenly, the coroner determined his cause of death was complications from sickle cell disease .It has some people wondering: What is this illness?Sickle cell disease is a blood disorder that affects the body's red blood cells. The main function of these cells is to carry oxygen from the lungs and deliver it throughout the body.
It's been mandatory to test infants for sickle cell in Pennsylvania for the last 30 years, but Golden said the testing is meaningless without education and follow-up.Sickle cell patients face a higher risk of stroke, suffer pain and swelling in their joints, and become anemic – causing fatigue, paleness and shortness of breath.People with sickle cell can also be adversely affected by the cold, like swimming in a cold pool.
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