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by Rhitu Chatterjee
Sickle cell anemia may not be as well-known as, say, malaria, tuberculosis or AIDS. But every year, hundreds of thousands of babies around the world are born with this inherited blood disorder. And the numbers are expected to climb.
The number of sickle cell anemia cases is expected to increase about 30 percent globally by 2050, scientists said Tuesday in the journal PLOS Medicine. Countries in sub-Saharan Africa, where the disease is most common, will be the hardest hit.
A child gets sickle cell anemia by inheriting two copies of a defective gene, one from each parent. The mutations cause red blood cells to collapse and form a crescent moon-like shape. These so-called sickle cells clump together and can't carry oxygen throughout the body.
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http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/07/17/202628070/sickle-cell-anemia-is-on-the-rise-worldwide
Sarah Mulenga's death was a needless tragedy. Emergency staff must treat people who have sickle cell anaemia with respect.....
An inquest into the death of Sarah Mulenga has ruled that failures to follow basic procedures by London Ambulance staff contributed to her death two years ago. The two trainee paramedics called to attend to Sarah, who had sickle cell anaemia, in January 2011 failed to carry out a basic set of observations, treated her rudely and refused to take her to hospital because she had soiled herself. Another ambulance had to be called 45 minutes later, by which time her condition had deteriorated; she later died in hospital.
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http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/may/17/sarah-mulenga-sickle-cell-nhs-care
Sickle cell disease was discovered around a hundred years ago. It is a painful disorder that seems to target specific ethnic groups and primarily African-Americans. A brave young man is enduring blood transfusions while his family waits for a cure.
This is a story about a superhero. Not Spider-Man, Iron Man or Batman, he is way stronger than them. KJ McKenzie is using his power to fight sickle cell anemia.
At just five years old, KJ has regular blood transfusions -- clean, new blood to fight the sickle cell disease and minimize his chance of a stroke. His mother calls the pack of blood her son's "super powers."
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