Cystic Fibrosis: What is Cystic Fibrosis: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a lifelong hereditary/genetic disorder‚ meaning the disease can be passed on from parent to child and can be inherited. CF is not contagious. Both parents must be either a carrier or suffer from CF for the disease to be passed on however carriers show no symptoms that a suffer does. CF affects the respiratory system; mainly the lungs and some parts of the digestive and reproductive systems including the pancreas‚ liver and the vas
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ASSIGNMENT TITLE: ESSAY ASSIGNMENT SUBTITLE: CYSTIC FIBROSIS COURSE CODE: BIOL 172 COURSE TITLE: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE HUMAN BODY II CRN: 12495 SEMESTER: STUDENT NAME: STUDENT ID: PROGRAMME: BSC GENERAL NURSING DATE OF SUBMISSION: 27-11-2012 LECTURER’S NAME: JO ELLEN COLE Cystic fibrosis is an inherited gene caused by a defective gene‚ which affects tissues that produce mucous secretions. Cystic fibrosis affects organs like the lungs‚ the gastrointestinal
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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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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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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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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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Cystic fibrosis: Overview and Implications Christopher Phillips‚ SN BTC Blackhawk Technical College Health Promotion 02/14/13 Cystic Fibrosis: Overview and Implications Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a worldwide autosomal recessive disorder genetically inherited that causes chronic progressive health alterations of the bodily systems (Lyczak et al‚ 2004‚ p. 194). Mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene (CFTR)‚ located on the long arm of chromosome seven‚ results
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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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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 is a genetic disorder that causes a mutation of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). The most common mutation is a deletion
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Cystic fibrosis is when thick mucus is produced due to a hereditary genetic disorder; the mucus produced is so thick that it clogs the body’s tubes and passageways. Cystic fibrosis is caused by the mutation in a gene known as the CFTR gene; this fault in the gene causes the normal workings of a protein to be blocked allowing too much salt and not enough water into cells. These result in the build-up of thick mucus in the body’s tubes and passageways blocking them‚ these blockages damage the lungs
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