Sickle Cell Quiz

People with sickle cell anemia are born with it.

Sickle-shaped red blood cells don't move easily through blood vessels.

Sickle beta-plus thalassemia is another form of sickle cell disease.

Normal red blood cells last about 120 days, but red blood cells affected by sickle cell disease last only 60 days.

Sickle cell disease is found worldwide. In the U.S., it mainly affects African Americans and Hispanic Americans.