Sickle Cell Disease

HEMOGLOBIN is...

• a substance in the WHITE blood cell that carries OXYGEN to all parts of the body

• a substance in the RED blood cell that carries OXYGEN to all parts of the body

• a substance in the WHITE blood cell that carries IRON to all parts of the body

• a substance in the RED blood cell that carries IRON to all parts of the body

Sickle Cell Disease can cause...

• Organ Damage

• Blindness

• Gallstones

• All of the Above

The life span of a person with Sickle Cell Anemia is the same as a person unaffected by the disease.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Sickle Cell Disease comes from

• Contact with a person with Sickle Cell Trait

• Genes or substances from mother and father that are inherited

• Molecules in the air in some environments

CHECK all THAT APPLY:

Sickle Cell Trait can be found in people of:

• African American Ancestry

• Italian Ancestry

• Greek Ancestry

• Haitian Ancestry

Sickle Cell trait is a defense mechanism for Malaria.

• True

• False

One of the treatments for Sickle Cell Disease is a blood transfusion.

• True

• False