Sickle cell anemia

What is sickle cell anemia?
Is a type of anemia caused by genetic change the shape of red blood cell where they become crescent-shaped (Kalmngel and the name is derived from it) when lack of oxygen. It constitutes a grave danger to the future generations which is widespread in some countries where a high percentage of people infected and living with a remarkable degree. In some governorates of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the percentage of injured to 30% of the population.



Red blood cells (sound)


Red blood cells (sickle cell)


What are the symptoms?

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Palace at the age of red blood cells leads to chronic anemia. And notes the lack of growth and inability to engage in activities.
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Sharp pain in the joints and bones. The blockage occurs in the capillaries feeding the brain and lungs.
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Continuous erosion in the bones, particularly hip and knees. Inflation may also occur in the spleen, which could make him lose his job.
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Accompany this disease, sudden crises occur suddenly break a valuable blood cells. Are often the result of some inflammatory and inferred Basfrar eyes to a remarkable degree, and a sharp decline in hemoglobin requires blood transfusion.

Can you cure the disease permanently?
A hereditary disease and is since the birth of the patient's bone marrow and the standard treatment is to reduce the severity of the disease is not considered cure. But there is another treatment as a process of replacing the bone marrow, a process with a lot of complications and risks are expensive, and not easy to find a suitable donor for the patient.

What is the difference between the right and the holder of the disease and a patient?

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Sound: the person who is not a recipe for disease or risk of injury when children from his marriage to an infected person or carrier of the disease or the sound of it.
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Carrier of the disease: is the person who holds the status of the disease do not show symptoms. This person could marry a healthy person, and to have healthy children, but the danger of his marriage to an infected person or carrier of the disease like where the children susceptible to this disease.
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Patient: A person who is showing symptoms of the disease and this person could marry a healthy person, and to have healthy children and risk his marriage to pregnant or infected with the disease, where children like him susceptible to this disease.




How do I know that you are pregnant or sound of the disease since both do not look like the symptoms?
You can find out if you are pregnant or sound of the disease by conducting a blood test to check the hemoglobin (Hb) electrical insulation in the medical laboratory.

What is the way of prevention of this disease?
The only through prevention of this disease is a medical examination before marriage with him to ensure the absence of a disease status of the parties. The safety of one of the two parties is enough to have healthy children.

To resolve the issue:

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Creation of parents to accept the decision of screening couples before marriage contract has been proven scientifically that the only way, God willing, to protect future generations from the disease sickle cell anemia, as well as past experience has proved that the states have passed such circumstances.
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Need to pass a resolution authorized forensic examination request form to the parties to the marriage for the next couple of these diseases before the Koran to be left free to choose whether or not the marriage of the parties.
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Raising the level of health awareness among individuals for genetic blood diseases and methods of prevention