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Sickle cell disease is a blood disorder that affects the...

Red blood cells

White blood cells

Nerve cells

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What is true about sickle cell disease?

There is only one type of sickle cell disease

There are different types of sickle cell disease

A normal red blood cell’s shape is?

Oval, like an egg

Crescent, like a banana

Round, like a donut

A sickled red blood cell’s shape is:

Round, like a donut

Oval, like an egg

Crescent, like a banana

Who gets sickle cell disease?

Only African Americans

Mostly African Americans

All races are equally likely

Mostly races that are not African American

How do you get sickle cell disease?

You are born with it, just like eye color or hair color

You catch it from someone else, like a cold

You get it from a blood transfusion

When the blood has fewer red blood cells than normal, a person has:

A cold

Anemia

A sore throat

Iron overload

People with sickle cell disease are more likely to get serious infections because their _______ doesn’t work properly.

Liver

Spleen

Lungs

Heart

What can a person with sickle cell disease do to help keep a life threatening infection from happening?

An electrocardiogram (ECG) should be done routinely to screen for heart problems.

True

False

You are encouraged to get a good eye exam at least every two years. This is to check for:

Changes in your vision

The health of the blood vessels in your eyes

Both answers are correct

_________is damage to the eye caused by sickled cells blocking the blood vessels in the eye.

Retinopathy

Gallstones

Avascular necrosis

What should you do if you have an injury to your eye?

Put ice on it to decrease swelling

Visit a healthcare provider right away since bleeding behind the eye could cause blindness

Do nothing. The blood vessels in your eyes are too small to be affected by sickle cell disease

Hepatitis C is a virus that affects the liver. How is it spread from one person to another?

You are born with it, just like eye color or hair color

You catch it from someone else who is coughing and sneezing

You get it from contact with blood or other body fluids that are infected

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