Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis Cystic fibrosis is an incurable hereditary disorder (disease) that mainly affects the respiratory system (airways and the lungs) and the digestive system (stomach, intestines, colon and other organs involved in the digestive process). Cystic fibrosis involves changes in the chemical properties of mucus, causing thicker-than-normal mucus that can lead to obstructions in the respiratory and digestive systems. In the respiratory system, the abnormal mucus obstructs airways and also creates conditions that lead to …

…one parent, you become a carrier (you will not get the disease, but you can pass the gene on to your children). If you are a carrier and you and another person who is a carrier have a baby together, each child will have a 25 percent chance of having the disease and a 50 percent chance of being a carrier. Work Cited 1.www.integramed.com 2.- www.cysticfibrosis.co.uk/ 3.- www.cfri.org/home.htm 4.