Sickle Cell Anemia

Sickle Cell Anemia has to do with the shape of your white blood cells.

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Answer explanation

red blood cells

A red blood cell should be shaped like a disc.

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A red blood cell contains a protein called Hemoglobin?

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Hemoglobin is the reason why we have the color red in our blood.

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Hemoglobin is the reason why we have the color red in our blood, which happens to be rich in iron.

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Red blood cells carries oxygen to the rest of the body before or after the lungs receive it?

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Red blood cells carries carbon dioxide to the lungs before or after the lungs receive it?

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The sickle shape of the red blood cells is the reason why the cells cannot travel through the body well.

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A blocked blood vessel from sickle cell anemia can cause pain.

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A blocked blood vessel from sickle cell anemia can cause serious infections. .

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