CYSTIC FIBEROSIS

DISCOVERER

• Baron Carl von Rokitansky discoverd the first case of cystic Fiberosis.
• He discoverd it after an autopsy on a dead patient in witch the
• cause of death was at first reported as a meconium ileus. But he later
• discoverd that it wasn't that but another disease.

PROGRESS ON REASERCH

• They have made a tremendous amount of progress on the
• research toward the cure for the disease. They have
• discoverd that there is a specific gene that causes the disorder.
• They also discoverd that the trait is resesive and both parents need to be
• carriers for the child to have the disease.

SYMTOMS

• Salty tasting skin
• Frequent coughing or wheezing
• Difficulty breathing
• Big appetite but no weight gain
• Bulky, Smelly and bad bowell movements

BODY SYSTEMS AFFECTED

• Respiratory system obliviously
• Digestive system like prossesing food.
• Reproductive systems witch is surprising.

HOW DO YOU GET IT

• You inherit a mutated gene from both your mom and dad. That is why
• not a lot of people have it. Both parents have to carry the gene therefore
• it is resesive. It is sex linked because both parents mate and then the child gets the
• gene if they both have it.

TREATMENT

• You can treat the disease but you cannot cure it... yet. You can
• treat it by antibiotics, mucus thinners, pancreatic enzymes, oxygen,
• and surgery.

HOW IS IT DIAGNOSED

• The parents or guardian normaly moti issei symptoms and notifies the
• doctor. The doctor either takes blood and testes it for the disease or does
• a sweat chloride test witch is where the doctor takes a sweat sample and then
• measures the amount of chloride in it.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

• "About CF: Causes, Signs & Symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis | CF Foundation." About CF: Causes, Signs & Symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis | CF Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.
• of Cystic Fibrosis | CF Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.m
• Buss, K. "Cystic Fibrosis." Pathology Project. N.p., 14 Feb. 2011. Web. 13 Dec. 2013.
• Sonnet, Joshua R. "What's New." Lung Transplant, Selection Criteria Expand for Cystic Fibrosis Lung Transplant. N.p., 2007. Web. 13 Dec. 2013.
• N.p., 2007. Web. 13 Dec. 2013.

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