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What is babesiosis? The parasitic infection that 'eats' your red blood cells
Most people exposed to the parasites behind babesiosis don't get sick, but for others, the infection can be deadly.
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CDSD student's death sparks questions, what is sickle cell disease?
The death of a Central Dauphin High School student ... According to the Centers for Disease Control, SCD is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders. Red blood cells contain hemoglobin ...
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Red Blood Cell Indices: Implications for Practice
Useful in establishing the differential diagnosis of anemia, calculated by automated blood profiling machine from RBC count, hematocrit and hemoglobin Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) Expresses ...
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A Mutation Story:
When someone inherits two mutant copies of the hemoglobin gene, the abnormal form of the hemoglobin protein causes the red blood ... that can lead to death. This is sickle cell anemia.
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Red tide raging in Gulf as cell counts hit 20 million cells per liter off Sanibel
Red tide cell counts are well into the "death zone" in Lee County waters as toxins in the Gulf have turned normally turquoise waters copper. The Florida Department of Health in Lee County issued ...
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Red Blood Cells Activate Innate Immune System
Contrary to what you likely learned in school, ferrying oxygen isn’t the only function of red blood cells. In a study published today (October 20) in Science Translational Medicine, researchers show ...