What is Cystic Fibrosis?
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A hereditary disease of the exocrine glands, usually developing during early childhood and affecting mainly the pancreas, respiratory system, and sweat glands. It is characterized by the production of abnormally viscous mucus by the affected glands, usually resulting in chronic respiratory infections and impaired pancreatic function. Also called mucoviscidosis.\n\nCystic Fibrosis At A Glance\n\n*Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most commonserious genetic (inherited) diseases. \n*CF gene is carried by 1/20 persons (in *Caucasianpopulations) and 1 in 400 couples is at risk for having childrenwith CF.\n*CF is characterized by the production of abnormalsecretions leading to mucous build-up.\n*CF mucous build-up can impair the pancreas and,secondarily, the intestine.\n*CF mucous build-up in lungs can impair respiration.\n*Early diagnosis of CF is of great importance.\n*Early and continuing treatment of CF is valuable.\n\nFor more information try:  http://www.cff.org/home/
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Mucinex or guafenesin, is classified as a decongestant, but it has no effect on your brain, it is simply a mucolytic, which means it makes your mucus more watery, and thus easier for your normal respiratory mechanisms to get rid of it.  The above advice about drinking lots of water with it is absolutely true.  Long term use should not be harmful, as people with cystic fibrosis take much more of it than anyone normal and take it for a lifetime.
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I am assuming you mean fibrocystic breast disease.  I have it too.  Just keep it checked so you do not get cancer.  So, far I am fine and I have had it for 30 years.\n\n\nhttp://www.womens-health-naturally.com/fibrocystic_breasts.htm
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They tend to affect different areas, and cystic fibrosis is a systemic disease, while pulmonary fibrosis deals with the respiratory pathways. Cystic fibrosis is causes by a genetic defect in a cell's chloride transporter, not allowing chloride out of a cell, which is required to get other chemicals and compounds out of the cell as well. The chloride builds up in the cells as do other compounds. This causes cysts to appear in the form of calcifications. One of the first areas of affect in CF is the pancreas, leading to various GI problems. Eventually, the cause of death from CF is due to pulmonary fibrosis.
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I don't understand your use of the word controlled.\nIf you mean what is the relationship of recessive genes to Cystic Fibrosis?\nBecause the trait for CF is attached to a recessive gene it means that when that gene is passed on to a child it is harmless on its own.  The disease only occurs when one woman with the recessive linked gene mates with a male with the same recessive gene. Two recessives result in the disease happening in the child.\nThe two parents who only have half the material each on their genes are ''carriers'' of the disease.\nMost cystic fibrosis children are blond and blue eyed because these too are thought to be part of recessive genes.  \nIs that what you want to know?
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Good evening.  I'm a 39 year old CF patient so I can give you at least some insight.\n\nIn terms of costs - there are monetary, emotional and physical costs of raising any special needs child and CF is not special in that aspect.\n\nMonetary:\nMedications typically cover the respiratory and digestive aspects and will vary depending on the progression of the disease and fighting lung infections. \n*enzymes\n*bronchodialators\n*antibiotics (both oral and aerosol)\n*Pulmozyme (a specific CF aerosol drug to help liquify the mucus in the lungs in order to facilitate coughing it up and out)\n*hospitalizations for lung infections, lung collapses, etc. with courses of IV antibiotics (which may also be continued at home for a period of time)\n*CF clinic visits - usually every 2-3 months\n*diabetic medications/supplies - as we get older we usually develop a type of diabetes known as CFRD (Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes) which closely mirrors type 1 diabetes but has some aspects of type 2.\n*Nebulizers and associated supplies - for the aerosol medications\n*Chest physiotherapy equipment - there are manual chest physiotherapy methods and not all require equipment but each CF center/doctor has their preferred methods - some of these are purchased but others are obtained through home health rentals\n*Oxygen tanks/oxygen concentrator and supplies - may be required periodically during infections or, as the disease progresses, nightly (overnight) or even 24/7\n*Exercise equipment - it's important for CF patients to exercise and remain physically fit - exercise equipment isn't a requirement if the routine can be done without it \n*Once the disease progresses to end stages there's no option other than lung transplant (at this time).  Currently a transplant is in the range of $250,000 just for the surgery and recovery.  There are many other expenses related to the transplant process in terms of housing, etc. if temporary location is required to enable the transplant \n*Immunosuppression medications post transplant for the rest of the patient's life, as well as other meds to fight some of the side effects of the immunosuppression meds.\n\nThe costs can be several hundred to several thousand dollars a month just for the meds/equipment.  But, as a previous response noted, there are a number of programs out there to assist those without insurance or insufficient insurance coverage.\n\nEmotional - It's difficult to raise a child with an illness.  Are you too lax or too strict with the child?  Are you taking care of them the way the doctors prescribe?  Are they going to get sick?  Can you afford the medications and bills?  Can your marriage/relationships survive the additional stress of the situation?  There's often a feeling of guilt since it's a genetic illness even though the parents have no control over the gene pool.  Do you let them do things younger than most kids since they may not get to experience them if you wait until they are older to allow it?  Do you let them socialize or try to keep them away from other people to help prevent getting sick?  Do you let them slide on the medical routine or do you maintain it even though it ultimately doesn't prevent the disease from progressing?  \n\nThere's a lot to it.  CF'ers are typically rather smart and seem older than their age - we know at an early age what CF means but a lot of our "success", in addition to the medical routines, is based on the attitude of those around us - parents, other family members, teachers, etc.  If the parents have a "you can do it" attitude then the patients are likely to do well - not that we don't have times when we're down, discouraged or just really want to be "normal".  Those of us that are "babied" and spoiled tend to not do as well.\n\nPhysical - The stress of having a CF child is hard on everyone in the family.  The parents may not get enough sleep due to treatment timin
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A disease (Cancer) that affects the Pancreas.\n\nRead the link below for additional information.
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Fibrosis stands for scar tissue.
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This may help:\n\nhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/cysticfibrosis_dc;_ylt=AmtZ7kdWjjnPPLPeMdUWbSSs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ-
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first of all cystic fibrosis is not an infectious disease, i don't know why it is in this category\n\nif you have cystic fibrosis you have the gene so it means you have had it since you were concieved, but the sign and symptoms may not show until mid-teens or even later in mid-20's. so that is when it is diagnosed. but this is very rare and the symptoms usually begin around the ages 5 or 6.
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pulmonary fibrosis is the gradual scarring of lung tissue.  there are several theories as to what causes the injury from genetic to autoimmune to enviromental factors. Air sacs become slowly replaced by scar tissue eventually affecting air exchange. Research in this area is limited. Pt have different stages of progession of disease
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The first two answers are both correct, depending on the context.  Disease (including viral) vectors are animals that transmit a disease but do not necessarily get sick themselves.  Malaria and mosquitoes for example.\nViral vectors are commonly referred to now as modified viruses  used in gene therapy.  Viruses that infect the lungs are being used to restore proper lung function in Cystic Fibrosis patients.  I am an environmental health specialist and have a degree in biology.
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You can look on the computer for Fibrocystic Breast Disease. This condition is not an actual "disease" it just basically means women with lumpy breast. You might want to make an appointment ASAP!!! just to be safe but you are young you should not have any real problems. Just to make you feel better read up on Fibrocystic and then head on down to the doctor. Good Luck!!1
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Actually, if two people produce a child with Cystic Fibrosis then they are both carriers of the gene. That means that everytime they reproduce there is a 1 in 4 chance that their offspring will have Cystic Fibrosis. \n\nBasically, it is a genetic matrix. Each parent donates 2 genes to the process. Each parent has one healthy gene and one CF gene. There are four possible genetic combinations when two people with the Cystic Fibrosis gene have a child. \n\nThe child could get one healthy gene from each parent and the child will not develop Cystic Fibrosis. \n\nThe child could receive one healthy gene from his mother and one CF gene from his father and the child will not develop Cystic Fibrosis. \n\nThe child could receive one healthy gene from his father and one CF gene from his mother and the child will not develop Cystic Fibrosis. \n\nThe child could get one CF gene from each parent and the child will develop Cystic Fibrosis. \n\nThere are two important things to remember.\n\nFirst, if the child receives a CF gene from his parents he has the potential of passing that gene on to his children. This is especially true if he were to have a child with a woman who also carries the gene.\n\nSecond, this does not mean that if a couple were to have four children only one would be at risk of having Cystic Fibrosis. The odds start all over with each pregnancy. It's like having a little sack with 3 red marbles and 1 blue marble in it. If you take a marble from the sack and it is red but place the marble back in before you draw again, you have an equal chance of pulling that red marble the second time (just like the first time).
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cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator, or CTRF,gene;it codes for a molecule that acts as a chloride channel.Mutation in it   leads to impaired chloride secretion in airway epithelium. The low level of luminal chloride in the airways (and high levels of sodium) leads to the accumulation of hyper-concentrated, thickened secretions within the respiratory tree.
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fiboristic cysts.  Which can be aggervated by caffeine
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Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is an idiopathic disorder of the tropical and subtropical regions of the world that is characterized by the development of restrictive cardiomyopathy. Restrictive cardiomyopathy is the least common form and occurs when the middle layer of the heart cavity wall - the myocardium - is excessively rigid, impairing the filling of the ventricles with blood between heartbeats. \nPlease see Google search for more details on Endomyocardial fibrosis.