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Cystic Fibrosis
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Published on Nov 18, 2015
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CYSTIC FIBROSIS
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Microbe World
2.
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
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Alfred Hermida
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HOW IS IT PASSED DOWN?
To have CF a child must inherit one copy of the cf gene
From each parent
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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
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Anirudh Koul
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WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?
Frequent wheezing in the lungs
Pneumonia, a chronic cough with thick mucus
Poor growth
Salty tasting of skin
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US Army Africa
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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
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Robert S. Donovan
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INTERESTING FACTS
Did you know that 2,500 babies
Are born with cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis has another name
It is mucovicidosis
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kevin dooley
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