Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a very common, potentially life threatening condition. The disease is caused by inheritance, and affects the exocrine glands of the patient. Cystic fibrosis is found primarily among Caucasians and those of European descent. Those diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis battle daily to perform simple tasks, such as breathing, as the mucus in their bodies thickens immensely. This mucus will potentially accumulate in the patient’s vital organs, such as the lungs, pancreas, and intestines. One can determine if he/she has cystic fibrosis by analyzing certain symptoms. Cystic Fibrosis can be diagnosed according to the symptoms the patient shows, and can be treated through specific types of treatments, such as gene therapy. Cystic Fibrosis is a lifelong disease that has a harsh negative affect on many vital organs, some of which include the lungs, pancreas, and intestines. This disease causes the mucus, tears, and sweat of the patient to be considerably thick. However, the thickness of such mucus is determined by the severity of the patient’s Cystic Fibrosis. This mucus affects the breathing of those diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, and many have reported an additional trouble with digesting food. One is most likely to have Cystic Fibrosis if their families have a history of such a disease. Therefore, Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disease that is recessively passed down to proceeding generations. Additionally, this disease most commonly affects those who are Caucasian or of European descent. Those who have relatives diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis are at an automatic increased risk to have the disease. For example, in order for a child to have cystic fibrosis, their parents must be carriers of the CF gene. “One CF gene fr... ... middle of paper ... ...gous to the gene, there is a twenty-five percent chance that the chid will be health, a twenty-five percent chance that the child will have the disease, and a fifty percent chance that the child will carry CF. In conclusion, Cystic Fibrosis is a very common lifelong condition. This disease causes thickening of the mucus, tears, sweat, and saliva, trouble breathing, and trouble digesting food. If one shows such symptoms, they should immediately contact their doctor or physician. As this disease is potentially life threatening, it is important for people to check to see if they carry or have CF, and begin treatment immediately if they do, in fact, have the disease. Works Cited "Cystic Fibrosis Federation Australia Quick Facts." Cystic Fibrosis Federation Australia Quick Facts. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Jan. 2014. .
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Pathophysiology: Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease of the secretory glands that affects the respiratory and digestive system. It mainly affects the lungs, pancreas, liver, intestines, sinuses, and reproductive organs. Cystic fibrosis affects the cells that produce sweat, mucus, and digestive fluids. Mucus becomes thick and sticky, causing build-up in the lungs and blocking airways, making it easier for bacteria to develop. This prompts repeated lung infections and can cause severe lung damage after some time.
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Along with the problems of chronic illnesses themselves, many other problems may come. Treatments and medications are just the beginning of things when it comes to problems with illnesses. With cystic fibrosis, you start out with a high number of medications and treatments to begin with. The older you get and the worse your condition gets, the more you take. (“Psychological impact,” n.d.) Many struggles come along with taking these medications and treatments. When children are first diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, they are typically very young. From the beginning, there are many medications and treatments that needed to be taken and done. Sometimes, trying to get children to take medications and treatments is like pulling teeth. The medications for cystic fibrosis are extremely important. If cystic fibrosis patients miss medica...
In hereditary CJD, the infected person has inherited an abnormal gene due a family history of the disease or takes a test in which their results are positive for a genetic mutation that is associated with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. About 5 to 10 percent of cases of Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease in the United States are hereditary and the United Kingdom has a population in the region of 58 million and there are only a few instances of deaths due to genetic CJD in a year.
In the Shadow of Illness, the book describes different experiences of families who have or had children with cystic fibrosis (CF). CF is an inherited disease that is passed on from the mother or father who is a carrier, but doesn’t have the condition. Doctors have figured that in this scenario, the parents are likely to have a child with CF. Individuals with CF have to take Cotazymes to help the pancreas digest food. If the person does not take these enzymes, the food goes straight through them as diarrhea. Also, the person’s lungs are affected by a thick mucus that must be removed or thinned before it clogs. Doctors recommend the patient to perform daily breathing exercises that prevent the mucus from thickening; for example, swimming
Cystic fibrosis is one of the most common lethal mutations in humans. The autosomal recessive allele is carried by 1/20 Caucasians, 1/400 couples will have children with the disease, and ¼ children will be afflicted. If untreated, 95% of affected ch ildren will die before age five (Bell, 1996).
So what is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, or CFS? I would like to be able to explain exactly what CFS is, but true to the nature of what is known about this illness, there is no precise way to describe CFS. Rather, the disease is identified through a number of symptoms (both physical and psychological), including unexplained and persistent fatigue of new or definite onset, concurrent with short-term memory loss, sore throat, tender axillary lymph nodes, muscle pain and unrefreshing sleep, among a number of others, for a duration of at least six months. As is probably evident, the above symptoms, in addition to being signs of CFS, are also the same (or very similar) symptoms experienced in such diseases as Lymes disease and "the flu." There are symptoms that involve the Gastrointestinal Tract (GI), immunological-related symptoms, symptoms of psychiatric disease like depression, sexual malfunction, endocrine dysfunction-basically every system in the body. This is part of the reason why CFS is hard to detect, and is usually chosen as a diagnosis only at the exclusion of all other possible ailments. The other difficulty that lies with diagnosing CFS is that there is no way of measuring the level of a person's fatigue-there is no way for a physician to tell whether a patient complaining of fatigue is experiencing the type of fatigue associated with CFS or he/she is just extremely tired and overworked.
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common life threatening genetic condition in Australia. CF affects many of the body’s systems, including lungs and digestion. Improved medication and treatments have seen life expectancy extend considerably. (Cystic Fibrosis Queensland, 2014)
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder that damages the lungs and digestive system. This disease can be life-threatening. Life expectancy of this disease has improved over many years. In the article “Exercise programs for children with cystic fibrosis: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials”, author Nancy Van Doorn reviews evidence of aerobic, strength, and anaerobic exercise in relation to improving pulmonary function in children. Studies were done with least to severe cases of cystic fibrosis in patients.. Different forms of exercising were examined, such as running, weight strengthening, treadmills, and etc. Aerobics and resistance training seemed to yield the best results for children suffering with mild or severe cystic
1. One couple in the UK who had a child that died from cystic fibrosis was able to screen their new fetus' genes so that their child would be born healthy (Begley).
Cystic Fibrosis is an autosomal recessive condition with roughly 1 in 30 Americans being carriers and 30,000 having the disease itself [1]. Its cause, generally speaking, is a mutation with a protein known as Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR.) Normally the CFTR protein is folded with the help of chaperone proteins, checked for mutaions by the endoplasmic reticulum and then moved to the apical surface of epithetical cells where it channels chloride ions out of epithelial cells and into mucus membranes [2]. Water then follows the chloride ions via simple osmosis allowing for a “less thick” mucus membrane. CFTR, however, is an immensely complicated protein with many folding steps and 1000s of mutations. The most common mutation is known as ΔF508 (deletion of a phenylalanine at residue 508) which accounts for roughly 70% of mutations worldwide [3]. There are a few other common mutations such as G551D and V232D [2].
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that causes lung infection and can limit the ability to breathe over time, caused by a person’s genes. Cystic fibrosis is caused by mutations in a gene. It causes a thick buildup of mucus in the lungs and clogs the airway and traps bacteria leading to infections, lung damage, and eventually respiratory failure. As the mucus builds up it blocks the lungs airway. In the pancreas, the mucus prevents digestive enzymes to be released, which is used to break down food and absorb vital nutrients. Symptoms of cystic fibrosis can occur during people's teens or the early stage of adulthood if the diseases is not that serious. There are some people who have serious problems at birth.
Cystic Fibrosis is a chronic illness that not only affects the lungs but also causes thick mucus to block the pathways in the pancreas. The mucus prevents digestive juices from entering the intestines, which makes it more difficult to digest proteins and fats and also causes important nutrients to pass out of the body unused (Kids
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...tifying the parents’ genetic potential for producing additional children with cystic fibrosis and, through presymptomatic identification, permitting the family to avert months or years of delay in the correct diagnosis of a child with chronic respiratory problems or poor growth.