I don't know what a communitive disease is, and neither does the dictionary, but sickle cell anemia is an inherited abnormality. I hope that helps.If you are asking if sickle cell is a disease in which you can catch from other people. The answer is No. It is an inherited Blood disorder.
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Sickle cell anemia is a noncommunicable genetic disorder caused by a mutation in the hemoglobin gene. It is not passed from person to person like communicable diseases.
Noncommunicable disease
Sickle cell anemia is not sex linked.
Sickle cell anemia is also known as sickle cell disease or sickle cell disorder.
Yes, sickle cell anemia is a type of poikilocytosis, which is a condition characterized by the presence of abnormally shaped red blood cells in the bloodstream. In sickle cell anemia, the red blood cells are crescent or sickle-shaped due to a genetic mutation in the hemoglobin protein.
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Sickle cell anemia was first described in the medical literature in 1910 by Dr. James B. Herrick, who identified the unique sickle-shaped red blood cells in a patient of African descent. The genetic basis of the disease was later elucidated by Dr. Linus Pauling in the 1940s.