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The environment can have an effect on someone's disorder, and depending on the disorder, and the person, altering the environment could help. However, some disorders are not able to be helped through any means.

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Yes. Environmental factors that can effect cystic fibrosis are exposure to second-hand cigarette smoke, stress, and even living in poverty.

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Yes, as cystic fibrosis creates a thicker mucus that keeps in bacteria, having a polluted or non-hygienic environment can easily worsen the chronic infections one is prone to get.

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