Cystic Fibrosis

angelinagoater

,United States

Next
Glog All
Glogs

Create new Glog

Choose from the following Glog templates to start:

All Glogs by angelinagoater

- Science
- by angelinagoater

Flash

Embed this Glog

Stats:

152 views | 1 likes | 0 reposts

Private print

You can embed this Glog

Full size Glog 960x1300

Blog size glog 560x758

Feed size Glog 360x488

Text

Cystic Fibrosis

Since cystic fibrosis is ressesive , both parents MUST be carriers (at least) of the gene to pass the disease onto their children.

Cystic Fibrosis is caused by a point mutation on the 7th chromosome of the human genome.

Symptoms: * Inflammation and infection due to mucus build up in the lungs and sinuses * Incessant coughing * Increased blood pressure * Blocked bile ducts, which leads to liver disease * Thickening secretions and copius phlem production * Heart Failure * Weight Loss with normal appetite

Lung X-ray of a CF patient

BREAKTHROUGHS!!! Gentimicin - an antibiotic that can alter CF gene, so that it stops (or decreases) the production of mucus. The gene can alter its function ONLY when the drug is in the patient's system. Drawback : Prolonged use of gentimicin can cause kidney failure and loss of hearing.

Treatments: * Antibiotics (fight infection) *Nebulizer * Chest Physiotherapy (percussions on the chest to lossen mucus in the chest) * Aerobic exercise *Lung Transplanation * Gene Therapy

Nebulizer

Currently, about 30,000 people suffer from cystic fibrosis in the United States. Considering that the entire population of America is 300 million people, cystic fibrosis is considered a rare disease (only .0001% of the people in the United States have this disorder).