SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA

Sickle cell anemia is a common blood disorder affecting millions of people across the world. In sickle cell anemia, a genetic abnormality causes the red blood cells that carry oxygen to assume a sickle shape instead of the normal spherical shape. The sickling makes the cells rigid and unable to navigate tiny blood vessels in…

“Don’t tell me it happened again,” said Mrs. Ogbonna in hushed tones. Yes, it did, and she’s to blame. Her refusal to perform the prescribed ritual cost her her baby’s life again!"  Such is the mystery, the pain, the agony and confusion that greets this once poorly-understood condition called sickle cell disease. Sickle cell disease is a blood disorder in which…