Latin Community
Awareness
Hispanics sickle cell trait
Public Health:
About 1 in 100 Hispanics have SCT
the United States, it is estimated that SCT occurs in approximately 73 out of every 1,000 births in Blacks and about 7 out of every 1,000 births in
Hispanics
sickle cell disease (SCD) and sickle cell trait are present in Latin American and Latino communities in the United States.
sickle cell disease occurs in about 1 in every 16,300 Hispanic births, second-most among all ethnic groups. According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
In the United States, an estimated 3–9% of people with SCD are Hispanic or Latino, making Latinx the second largest population affected by SCD in the country.
Hispanic Heritage Month
¿Recuerdas haber estudiado la anemia de células falciformes en la clase de biología?
El rasgo falciforme es un problema de salud pública.
Militares, atletas, cadetes de policía y más siguen experimentando complicaciones de salud debido al esfuerzo, y algunos mueren por paro cardíaco.
Más información sobre los factores de riesgo en
WDConSCT.org
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