One Symptom of Sickle Cell Disease Is Anemia Which Causes

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Multiple Choice

One symptom of sickle cell disease is anemia which causes shortness of breath, among other things. How does sickle cell disease cause shortness of breath?

• A) The deformed red blood cells cannot carry sufficient oxygen through the body so the person has to breathe harder, trying to get more oxygen.
• B) The disease is frightening, causing stress and harder breathing.
• C) Muscles cannot effectively absorb the deformed red blood cells, so the person has to breathe harder, trying to get more oxygen.
• D) The lungs do not efficiently take up the deformed red blood cells, so the person has to breathe harder, trying to get more oxygen.
• E) Sickle cell disease kills off red blood cells, so the body does not receive sufficient oxygen and the person must breath harder.

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