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 repeated infections in the lungs, which leads to breathing prob…