Sickle cell disease: What it is and how to fight it | DW News

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People with sickle cell disorder produce red blood cells that are unusually shaped like crescents or sickles, as the name suggests. These can block blood vessels, and cause chronic pain and often death.
The condition is particularly common among people with African or Caribbean background.
300,000 children are born with sickle cell anemia each year, with around three-quarters of those in Africa. Nigeria is the worst affected country. But there are attempts to sound the alarm, as DW correspondent Olisa Chukwumah reports.

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It is common in Africa because it is better to have sickle cell disorder than to die of Malaria (which is deadlier) and just having one carrier of sickle cell is easier to have less deadly

samventi

Strangely but we as a humanity of a 21st century, are so ignorant about so many diseases. I think we need more of scientific education on this subject. And research, especially for newly discovered diseases and disorders.

vonabod

MY MOTHER DIED FROM LIVER FAILURE BECAUSE SHE WAS SICKLING IN HER LIVER AND HER LIVER DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO PROCESS IT! WE LIVE IN LOS ANGELES. SHE DIED 14 MONTHS SHORT OF HER 80th BIRTHDAY! SHE WAS ALSO BETA THALASSEMIA MAJOR! HER DOCTOR STARTED A SICKLE CELL PROGRAM FOR THE SCD PATIENTS IN THE WEST LOS ANGELES AREA. MY MOM WAS SECOND IN LINE AS ONE OF VERY VERY FEW PEOPLE LIVING WITH SCD IN AMERIKKKA! SHE ASKED THE MOST HIGH YAH FOR 70 YEARS AND HE ANSWERED HER PRAYER! SHE WAS A PRAYER WARRIOR AND I’M CERTAIN HER LONGEVITY WAS NOT DUE TO ANYTHING KAISER DID FOR HER. IT WAS A BLESSING HOWEVER, THAT AS SICK AS SHE WAS, SHE WAS HIRED IN 1970 BY KAISER AS A CLINIC ASSISTANT. AND AT THAT TIME, WHEN SHE WAS ACTUALLY DIAGNOSED WITH SCD, UNION EMPLOYEES HAD FREE HEALTHCARE COVERAGE AND FROM THEN UNTIL THE DAY SHE DIED, SHE DIDN’T HAVE TO PAY 1 CENT OUT OF HER POCKET FOR ANYTHING! OBVIOUSLY, IT WAS A BLESSING FROM THE MOST HIGH HIMSELF. I WAS HER BABY SON AND CARETAKER FROM DAY ONE SHE SAID UNTIL THE DAY SHE PASSED! HER OLDER SISTER AND MY FAVORITE AUNT HAD THE DISEASE AS WELL AND SHE LIVED TO THE AGE 65! BUT FOR SOME REASON, THEIR BROTHER DIDN’T HAVE OR HE ONLY HAD THE TRAIT. HE WAS A SELFISH BUGGARD! MYSELF, MY BROTHER AND HIS CHILDREN ALL HAVE THE TRAIT! I PRAY FOR ALL WHO HAVE THIS HORRIFYING DISEASE. THEY HAVE A PROMISING TREATMENT FOR SCD HERE IN THE STATES, BUT IT’S FOR YOUNGER PEOPLE!

OnlyGamesPlayed

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pung

I think eradication is possible by spreading awareness of sickle-cell disorder to the younger generation within schools, Nigeria sickle-cell foundation well done 👍🏿 ❤

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