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Cystic fibrosis affects primarily lungs and pancreas, not immune system. But a patient affected is debilitated and it would decrease the fuction of various systems, like the immune A CF patient that has had a lung transplant would have an impaired immune system because of the medication given for rejection. The medication would suppress the immune system so that the patients' body would be more likely to accept the new organ(s), but also making the patient more susceptible to other illnesses.
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What diseases affect the repiratory system?
Cystic Fibrosis
Is cystic fibrosis a chronic disease of the immune system?
Cystic fibrosis is a chronic genetic disease. It is not an autoimmune disease. However, recent research indicates that an overactive immune response contributes to inflammation and damage in the lungs.
What does cystic fibrosis effect?
The nervous system
What do you call the infection of nervous system?
cystic fibrosis
What body systems are affected by cystic fibrosis?
Cystic fibrosis affects the respiratory, digestive, and reproductive systems.
How can cystic fibrosis cause problems with absorption of food and oxygen?
fibrosis woks on you digestion system in your body.
Cystic fibrosis its current research?
Our lab works on site-specific recombinases, we are in the process of developing a system to cure genetic diseases of which cystic fibrosis is also a part of our major goal to be achieved.
What is the ratio of people with Cystic Fibrosis?
According to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust's website:Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is one of the UK's most common life-threatening inherited diseases.Cystic Fibrosis affects over 9,000 people in the UK.Over two million people in the UK carry the faulty gene that causes Cystic Fibrosis - around 1 in 25 of the population.If two carriers have a child, the baby has a 1 in 4 chance of having Cystic Fibrosis.Cystic Fibrosis affects the internal organs, especially the lungs and digestive system, by clogging them with thick sticky mucus. This makes it hard to breathe and digest food.Each week, five babies are born with Cystic Fibrosis.
What two parts of the body are affected by cystic fibrosis?
cystic fibrosis means there is too much fluid in the lungs and it makes it very hard for them to breathe. It also affects their growing and their digestive system because of the mucus. Unfortunately even a small cold can make them very sick because it affects the lungs. Unfortunately they usually die in their 30's and it is a very serious disease that more people need to be educated about.
Differences of cystic fibrosis and huntington's disease?
Cystic fibrosis is where your lungs and digestive system get clogged up with mucus and you get the effects from birth. People often die from lung complications and lack of nutrients. whereas Huntington's disease effects your muscle coordination and some cognitive functions. The effects generally come out at middle age but can come out before.
Why do people with cystic fibrosis have more sodium chloride in their system?
Because the sweat glands secretes more salt above 150 mg.
Can aids affect the immune system?
AIDS is an autoimmune disease; it destroys the immune system. So, yes, it affects the immune system.
