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birth. the rate of transmission used to be as high as %, but after research discovered an anti-retroviral medication called zidovudine, the rate decreased by two-thirds. hide caption of photos: medical advancements that saved children's lives in sickle cell anemia, an inherited disorder, red blood cells
become hard, sticky and form a c-shaped "sickle." those sickle cells die early, which causes a constant shortage of red blood cells, extreme pain, infection and often, strokes. in , a child with sickle cell disease would likely die by age , but medical advances have increased the current life expectancy...
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