Speech Outline *Title: Cystic Fibrosis *Specific Purpose: To inform my classmates about cystic fibrosis and how severe it really is. *Thesis Statement: Cystic Fibrosis is a disease that is slowly killing our children and the question is how can we help these children in their times of need? Introduction Attention-getter: How many people love children? how would you feel if you knew that a mass majority of our youth has been born with and/or died from cystic fibrosis? Preview: Today I will be
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The pedigree analysis reveals that the condition affects both sexes‚ is present in all generations and can only be inherited from an affected mother. These features‚ allied to the absence of male transmission to the offspring‚ rule out Y-linked and autosomal inheritances. If it was an X-linked dominant inheritance‚ an affected male would always have affected daughters‚ but II.6 has one unaffected daughter (III.6)‚ so it can be ruled out. The family pedigree seems to have a mitochondrial inheritance
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has made substantial progress in recognizable disease today‚ there remains a plethora of diseases needed advanced research. Numerous diseases that were once an imminent death sentence have made outstanding medical advances. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder that decreases the effectiveness of the lungs due to a mucous buildup. In the late twentieth century patients with CF could only to expect to live a few years but since 2006‚ life expectancy has risen to 36 years of age.1‚2 Cystic fibrosis
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Introduction: Cystic fibrosis (CF) also known as mucoviscidosis is an inherited disease that causes the body to produce mucus that’s extremely thick and sticky. The mucus in people with CF is thicker than normal because CF affects cells in the epithelium‚ the layer of cells that lines the passages in the body’s organs. In a person who does not have CF‚ the epithelial cells produce a thin‚ watery mucus that acts like a lubricant and helps protect the body’s tissues. In a person with CF‚ however
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The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation describes Cystic Fibrosis as “a progressive‚ genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections and limits the ability to breathe over time” (www.cff.org). People with Cystic Fibrosis suffer from an increase of mucus buildup in the lungs‚ pancreas‚ and the liver; Cystic Fibrosis also affects the Nose and sinuses‚ as well as the sweat glands. The only way that CF is transmitted is by a Cystic Fibrosis positive carrier. When two positive carriers have a baby there
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8-27-13 Genetics Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis is one of the most widespread genetic disorders in the modern world. While only 30‚000 members of the American population is affected by the disease‚ millions of Americans are carriers of the disease; the difference between carriers and sufferers of the disease lies in the autosomal recessive nature of Cystic fibrosis. A truly documented history of Cystic fibrosis did not exist until well into the 1930s‚ although people did have an idea of what
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PEDIGREE DOG FOOD Pedigree brand dog food can trace its roots back to 1934‚ when Mars Confections purchased Chappel Brothers‚ a dog food company. Chappel specialized in canned meat called “Chappie”‚ which was unfit for human consumption (and so was sold for dog food). The company encountered difficulties during World War II‚ when metal for cans wasn’t readily available. Today‚ Pedigree is now a subsidiary of Mars‚ Incorporated. Pedigree produces four different pet food products: Pedigree‚ Whiskas
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Jason Liew Ans170 TA: Victoria Cussen Welfare Concerns of Pedigree Dogs Issues relating to the health and welfare of pedigree dogs have been expressed for nearly 50 years (Hodgeman‚ 1963). Companion dogs were once selected for their ability to perform in a working environment. However‚ the dogs of today are selected for aesthetic qualities set out in written breed standards (Rooney & Sargan‚ 2010). This aspires the
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What is cystic fibrosis? Cystic fibrosis is a disease that is passed down through families‚ from parent to child due to a faulty gene. It currently affects both babies‚ children and young adults. This faulty gene controls the movement of salt and water in and out of the cells‚ so the lungs and digestive system become so clogged with mucus‚ it makes it hard to breathe and digest food. Cystic fibrous causes many effects on the body‚ but it mainly affects the digestive system‚ pancreas and the lungs
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Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common life-threatening genetic disease and is a progressive‚ permanent disorder in which the glands making sweat‚ mucus and intestinal secretions don’t function correctly. Clinical Symptoms The accumulation of thick‚ sticky mucus associated with CF‚ blocks the tubes that transport air resulting in lung and sinus infections‚ wheezing and persistent coughs. Thick mucus can obstruct tubes that transport digestive enzymes from the pancreas to the
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