Hi, I am SuAnne, an undergraduate study student near Washington D.C., where like anywhere else teen health issues are a concern for many. A popular sickness within African Americans is sickle cell.
Sickle cell is an inherited blood disorder that affects red blood cells. There are many types of sickle cell diseases’, some are harmful to the body, and will cause one to stay in the hospital, and some are manageable. The most common symptom of anemia is fatigue (feeling tired or weak). Other signs and symptoms include shortness of breath, dizziness, headache, coldness in the hands and feet, pale skin, and chest pain. If you experience any of these body complications, it is best you seek a doctor as soon as possible.
This is a health issue concern to me because, I, myself, am a trait carrier of sickle cell. Having the trait, you have to make sure whoever your partner is you have a baby with, is not a trait carrier too, because your baby could come out a carrier of the disease. Having the disease affects many African Americans and their families because the individual is at a higher risk of this sickness.
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