Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disease that affects red blood cells. In sickle cell anemia there are not enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout the body. In sickle cell anemia the shape of red blood cells changed from round to sickle or crescent moon. Sickle cell anemia is a serious disease and there is no complete cure for most people.

How Does A Person Get Sickle Cell Anemia?

As sickle cell anemia is an inherited disease so definitely get this disease by parents. To transfer this disease genetically both parents should be carriers or patients of sickle cell anemia, then only their children will be affected by that mutated gene.

Types: 

HbSS: Person get sickle cell genes from each parent.

HbSC: Person get one sickle cell gene from one parent and one gene of other type of abnormal hemoglobin.

HbS Beta Thalassemia: Person get one sickle cell gene from one parent and beta thalassemia gene from another parent.

Sickle Cell Trait: Person get only one sickle cell gene from one parent and will not show any signs but become a carrier.

Symptoms:

Excessive fatigue or irritability

Blood clots

Swelling and pain in hands and feet

Getting infections often

Fever and chills

Delayed puberty

Treatments/ Preventions

As sickle cell anemia is a genetic disease so there is no prevention for that and treatment completely include medications and vary from patient to patient depending on the condition.

References:

https://www.healthgrades.com/right-care/blood-conditions/sickle-cell-anemia#symptoms

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/315801#types

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/4579-sickle-cell-anemia

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sickle-cell-anemia/symptoms-causes/syc-20355876