The cystic fibrosis It is a hereditary genetic disease that produces an excessively thick and viscous mucus plugging the small ducts found in the body of the baby. As a consequence serious infections appear and naturally the most affected organs are those that make up the respiratory system and the digestive system.
Causes of cystic fibrosis
The cause of cystic fibrosis It is a defective gene on a certain chromosome and this disease is transmitted to the baby when any of the parents are carriers of that gene even though they do not suffer from this disease. The difference is that if the baby receives the genetic inheritance from only one of the parents, he will not suffer the disease but will be a carrier of it. For him to suffer, there must be a transmission of this gene by the father and mother.
The Sweat Test or ionotest, is the test to perform the cystic fibrosis diagnosis, which if positive, is confirmed by a genetic study. In case of having a child suffering from the disease, after becoming pregnant again, a diagnosis of the fetus can be established during pregnancy through amniocentesis. It is very important to detect cystic fibrosis as soon as possible, because this way the treatment can be applied to achieve an improvement in the patient's quality of life.
Symptoms of cystic fibrosis
The cystic fibrosis symptoms They vary depending on the child and usually appear during the first year. It can be detected when you start to see how the child is constantly abiding and has abundant cough. As this disease obstructs the small ducts of the organism, the ducts of the pancreas become clogged and the baby makes very abundant and frequent bowel movements with an excessive odor.
They also accompany all these symptoms, excessive salty sweating and poor development in terms of weight and growth. At the moment this disease has no cure, there is only hope that scientific research on genetics can find a solution to this disease. There is a treatment that relieves symptoms as much as possible, through proper nutrition, vitamin supplements and other calories. The specialist will advise the type of treatment and what type of physical exercise should be performed.
Hopefully the scientific advances will come soon with the cystic fibrosis cure, since the little one who suffers it has a really bad time.
