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=Treatments for sickle cells Anemia=

Sickle cell anemia cannot fully be treated unless using the still experimental procedure of stem cells. You can however do the following things to help keep down the sickle cell disease.

-Take daily antibiotics to fight off infections -Get a blood transfusion each month. -Stem cells inserted into the bone marrow should regrow new bone marrow that doesn’t produce sickle cells. (still experimental) -Drink lots of fluids (water) because they are known to reduce the periods of intense pain.

Only 10 people have been fully cured with the stem cells, 2 of these people died during the procedure.

Antibiotics http://www.co.weld.co.us/departments/health/happenings/images/antibiotics_1.jpg



Quiz question: Without looking above, Why do you need to take daily antibiotics?

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