Sickle Cell Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• birth : when is sickle cell (most often) diagnosed
• mutation : a change that occurs in our dna sequence
• splenic sequestration : when a large number of sickle cells get trapped in the spleen and cause it to suddenly get large
• bone marrow : the modern "cure": _ _ transplant
• african americans : race sickle cell affects the most
• hemoglobin : protein that carries oxygen through the body
• trait : an inherited characteristic
• anemia : deficiency of hemoglobin
• hand foot syndrome : painful swelling of the limbs with fever
• sickle cell : hereditary blood disease
• five months : when do babies start to show signs of sickle cell
• shape : difference of sickle blood cells to normal
• inherit : those with sickle cell _ it from parents
• years : sickle cell life expectancy
• africa : where the disorder originated (geographically)
• carrier : when a child has one sickle cell trait