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Sickle Cell anemia is a group of
inherited red blood cell disorders. Normal red blood cells are round
like doughnuts, and they move through small blood tubes in the body to
deliver oxygen. Sickle red blood cells
become hard, sticky and shaped like sickles used to cut wheat. When
these hard and pointed red cells go through the small blood tube, they
clog the flow and break apart. This can cause pain, damage and a low
blood count, or anemia. For more information,
visit http://www.scinfo.org/.
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