CF or Cystic Fibrosis is now serious become serious disease basically in developed country.Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a lifelong, hereditary disease that causes thick, sticky mucus to form in the lungs, pancreas, and other organs . In the lungs, this mucus blocks the airways, causing lung damage, making it hard to breathe, and leading to serious lung infections . In the pancreas, it clogs the pathways leading to the digestive system, interfering with proper digestion.In 90 percent of cystic fibrosis cases, the airways are affected.
The victims
CF is the second most common life-shortening, inherited disorder occurring in childhood in the United States, after sickle cell anemia.Approximately 30,000 Americans have CF, and there are an estimated 1,000 new cases diagnosed each year.It occurs equally in male and female babies and affects nearly every race.However, cystic fibrosis occurs most commonly among Caucasians of Northern European descent; an estimated 1 in 2,500 Caucasian births are affected.
More than 10 million Americans are unknowing, symptomless carriers of the defective cystic fibrosis gene. In order to develop CF, an individual must inherit a
defective gene from each parent. Each time two carriers of the defective gene conceive, there is a 25 percent chance that the child will have CF. There is a 50 percent chance that the child will be a carrier of the gene, and 25 percent chance that the child will not have the gene at all.
Symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis
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The victims
CF is the second most common life-shortening, inherited disorder occurring in childhood in the United States, after sickle cell anemia.Approximately 30,000 Americans have CF, and there are an estimated 1,000 new cases diagnosed each year.It occurs equally in male and female babies and affects nearly every race.However, cystic fibrosis occurs most commonly among Caucasians of Northern European descent; an estimated 1 in 2,500 Caucasian births are affected.
More than 10 million Americans are unknowing, symptomless carriers of the defective cystic fibrosis gene. In order to develop CF, an individual must inherit a
defective gene from each parent. Each time two carriers of the defective gene conceive, there is a 25 percent chance that the child will have CF. There is a 50 percent chance that the child will be a carrier of the gene, and 25 percent chance that the child will not have the gene at all.
Symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis
- salty-tasting skin (which parents often notice when they kiss their child)
- wheezing or shortness of breath
- persistent cough and excessive mucus
- frequent lung infections, such as pneumonia and bronchitis
- frequent sinus infections (sinusitis)
- growths in the nose (nasal polyps)
- poor weight gain and growth
- foul-smelling, greasy stools
- swollen belly, accompanied by abdominal gas and discomfort
- broadening of the fingertips and toes .
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