CYSTIC FIBROSIS

WHAT IS IT?

• Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder .
• It affects the liver, lungs, pancreas and the instiene
• It makes the body have thick sticky mucus

HOW IS IT PASSED DOWN?

• To have CF a child must inherit one copy of the cf gene
• From each parent

WHO DOES IT AFFECT?

• CF affects 30,000 Americans
• Have it.
• It is found in children and young adults
• It can be found both in men and women

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?

• Frequent wheezing in the lungs
• Pneumonia, a chronic cough with thick mucus
• Poor growth
• Salty tasting of skin

HOW CAN IT BE TREATED?

• Inhaled medicine
• Antibiotics
• Take pancreatic Enzme supplements
• In severe cases: lung transplant
• The vibrating vest to help break the mucus in lungs

INTERESTING FACTS

• Did you know that 2,500 babies
• Are born with cystic fibrosis
• Cystic fibrosis has another name
• It is mucovicidosis