Sickle+Cell+Anemia

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http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Sca/SCA_WhatIs.html

Sickle Cell Anemia is a blood disorder that is fatal unless treated. A red blood cell is smooth and round, like a doughnut without the hole, so it can flow through the blood vessles with ease. Sickle Cell Anemia turns the blood cells in to hooks, like a sickle bar, and clogs the blood vessles, causing blood and oxygen to build up instead of travling through the body towards where it needs to be.

Some [|minor symptoms] of sickle cell anemia: [|Major Symptoms]
 * Fatigue
 * Yellowing of the skin and eyes (aka [|Jaundice)]
 * Pail skin
 * Nail beds
 * Shortness of breath
 * Hard time fighting infection
 * Sudden episodes of pain throughout the body
 * Swelling of the hands and feet

Although most cases of sickle cell anemia does not have a cure, there are some that can be cured or atleast relieve the symptoms. These [|treatments] are:
 * Bone marrow transplant
 * Gene therapy
 * Medicine, such as [|hydroxyurea]or pain killers such as oxycotton
 * Blood transfusion