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Today is #WorldSickleCellAwarenessDay , A day to celebrate the Sickle Cell Warriors.
These are strong people who have been able to fight challenges
A lot of people don't know the challenges associated with having Sickle cell.
Let me share an in-depth explanation
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These are strong people who have been able to fight challenges
A lot of people don't know the challenges associated with having Sickle cell.
Let me share an in-depth explanation
Please read
Lot of problems of SS cells come because cells are sickled(like Banana), cannot bend like normal cells & end up dying quickly, they also get to block a lot of organs.
They get stuck, body destroys them.
The cells needed to carry Oxygen drops..at the long run the body suffers
They get stuck, body destroys them.
The cells needed to carry Oxygen drops..at the long run the body suffers
PAIN
SS patients have a lot of pain from bone pain to body pain, this coupled with the fact that the sickled cells are blocking many organs.
triggers include stress, dehydration, infection. The cells break down release their contents & make the eyes get yellow called JAUNDICE
SS patients have a lot of pain from bone pain to body pain, this coupled with the fact that the sickled cells are blocking many organs.
triggers include stress, dehydration, infection. The cells break down release their contents & make the eyes get yellow called JAUNDICE
Today, 19th June is World Sickle Cell Day – a day of raising awareness!
#WorldSickleCellDay is the @UN's recognised day to raise awareness of sickle cell at a national and international level. On 22nd December 2008, the United Nations General Assembly...
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#WorldSickleCellDay is the @UN's recognised day to raise awareness of sickle cell at a national and international level. On 22nd December 2008, the United Nations General Assembly...
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...adopted a resolution that recognises sickle cell disease as a public health problem and “one of the world’s foremost genetic diseases.” The international awareness day is observed annually with the goal to increase public knowledge and an understanding of..
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and the challenges experienced by patients and their families and caregivers.
#SickleCellDisease (SCD) is a group of blood disorders typically inherited from a person's parents. The most common type is known as Sickle Cell Anaemia (SCA). It results in...
#WorldSickleCellDay
#SickleCellDisease (SCD) is a group of blood disorders typically inherited from a person's parents. The most common type is known as Sickle Cell Anaemia (SCA). It results in...
#WorldSickleCellDay
