Saturday, April 25, 2015
Sickle Cell Entry 4
Hemoglobin is what helps the red blood transport oxygen through your body. Sickled cell is what attacks Hemoglobin turning it into Sickle Cell Hemoglobin C. Hemoglobin C is a less serve form of SCD. They have the same symptoms. Such as dizziness, head ache, tiredness, coldness in the limbs and discoloration.
SCD causes people to be susceptible to disease and dehydration. This happens because the blood cells attack each other. This video doesn't include that there is one benefit to having SCD which being a immune to malaria. A disease common in Africa, people get Malaria from a blood drink parasites such as mosquitos.
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