Sickle cell Disease affects millions of people throughout the world. It is common in people whose origins are:
African, Mediterranean, Arabian, and Indian (Asian)
People with Sickle Cell predominantly live in Africa, North America, South America, Central America, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, India, and Western Europe.
In the United States, Sickle Cell Disease affects approximately 1 in 400 African American newborns and, 1 in 1,000 to 1,400 Hispanic American newborns.
About 3 million Americans carry the Sickle Cell Trait and approximately 1 in 12 African Americans have the Sickle Cell Trait.
It is really very dangerous diseases sickle cell anemia so beware when you find symptoms in your body about anemia.
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