Cystic+Fibrosis

 Type of Disorder/Inheritance:--  **  Symptoms/Effects:--
 * __Cystic Fibrosis __ [[image:cystic-fibrosis.jpg width="248" height="259" align="right" caption="https://www.msu.edu/~luckie/About_MSUCF_files/cystic-fibrosis.jpg"]]
 * In order to get the disorder, you need to inherit a recessive gene from both parents.
 * It is caused by autosomal recessive inheritance.

 Treatment:-- <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0,0,255); font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <span style="font-size: 170%; color: rgb(0,128,0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0,0,255); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"><span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0,0,255);">function of thier lungs. One of these is to pound on or clap the chest or back to loosen mucus build up.
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0,0,255); background-color: rgb(255,255,255);">The main symptom is the build up of thick mucus in the lungs and airways.
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0,0,255); background-color: rgb(255,255,255);">Bacterial infections can also occur more easily.
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0,0,255); background-color: rgb(255,255,255);">Often causes an early death in the people who are affected.
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0,0,255);">People with cystic fibrosis can use airway clearing techniques to improve the

<span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0,0,255); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);">cough it out easier.<span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0,0,255); font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"><span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0,0,255); font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0,0,255);">Patients can also use inhaled medications that help to thin mucus so they can


 * <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0,0,255); background-color: rgb(255,255,255);">People can take antibiotics to fight possible bacterial infections in the lungs.
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0,0,255); background-color: rgb(255,255,255);">Plenty of antioxidents in the body help to gain health benefits.

<span style="background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"><span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(255,0,255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Stats/Who has it?:--

<span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0,0,255); font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"><span style="font-size: 170%; color: rgb(0,128,0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(0,255,0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255,255,255);">Other Information/Bibliography:-- [] [] <span style="background-color: rgb(255,255,255);">[] <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);">**__<span style="font-size: 140%; color: rgb(255,0,0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">VIDEO! __** [] <span style="color: rgb(15,122,255); background-color: rgb(255,255,255);">
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0,0,255); background-color: rgb(255,255,255);">30 thousand people in the U.S. get it and 70 thousand people world wide get it.
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0,0,255); background-color: rgb(255,255,255);">It is most common in children and young adults.
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0,0,255); background-color: rgb(255,255,255);">An estimated 1 in 29 caucasian Americans have the CF gene.

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