Cystic Fibrosis

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What is cystic fibrosis?
A recessive, inherited genetic disorder
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What does cystic fibrosis affect?
Lungs and digestive system
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How is it caused?
By a single faulty gene which controls the salt levels, allowing too much salt into the body and not enough water.
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What does it result to?
Build up of thick sticky mucus, blocking tubes and passageways.
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What does the mucus damage?
Damages the lungs, digestive system and many other organs, resulting in inflammation and repeated infections.
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How does Cystic Fibrosis progress?
Gradually gets worse, more likely in getting pneumonia
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What challenge(s) is Cystic Fibrosis?
Physical and social. Physical - prevents them from walking which is a daily task, this may be because of the build up of mucus on the chest. Social - may have to attend medical appointments and do their own treatment, less time for social days.
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What does cystic fibrosis affect?

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By a single faulty gene which controls the salt levels, allowing too much salt into the body and not enough water.

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Build up of thick sticky mucus, blocking tubes and passageways.

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Damages the lungs, digestive system and many other organs, resulting in inflammation and repeated infections.

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