Summary:
- Cystic Fibrosis is a lung disease that causes thick, sticky mucus to build up in the lungs and digestion area. It is one of the most common lung disease in childern and young adults.
- This disease started in the 1930s, its first written history was by a peditrician named Dr. Fanconi. Dr. Dorthy Anderson, was the first person to give the disease discription.
- Cystic Fibrosis causes problems in digestion and in the lungs. The mucus builds up in the lungs, it is a recessive disease. The type of chromosomes that are affected are chromosomes that control salt and water movements in and out of the cells.
- It is diagnosed through sweat test,blood test, chest x-ray test, sinus x-ray test and cat scan test.
- Antibootics, Vitamins, Mineral supplies and other medications are treatments for cystic Fibrosis.
- As of right now there is no prevention of Cystic Fibrosis because it is inheirted.
- As of today research, scientist are still trying to find a way to prevent the disease.
Quiz:
1. What is the main cause of cystis Fibrosis?
2. Why is there is not a prevention for cystic fibrosis?
3.What is one major effect of the cystic fibrosis disease?
4.What are the treatments for the disease?
5. Who discovered the disease?
Links:- http//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001167/
- http//www.sharp.com/healthinfo/content.cfm?pageid=P02931
- http//www.bbc.co.uk/health/physical_health/conditions/cystic1.shtml
- http//www.aboutcysticfibrosis.com/cystic-fibrosis-history.htm
