Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States (70,000 worldwide). http://www.cff.org/
Around 30,000 for both children and adults in the U.S. Worldwide there is a estimate of 70,000.
Estimates are from the year 2009.
it affects approx over 8,500 people in the UK
3OO,OOO people die from Cystic Fibrosis each year.
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Cystic fibrosis it is characterized by thick mucus in the lungs
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Yes, it is a genetic, inherited disease where a child must receive 2 alleles for cystic fibrosis in order to exhibit symptoms. If a child only receives one of the recessive alleles, they are known as a carrier because they have the ability to pass that gene on to their children.
That changes often as people die, but in general the data (as of 2014) had the oldest CF patient in the US as 82, in England as 79, and in Ireland, as 78.
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Cystic Fibrosis 1/3300 children affected Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy 1/3600 boys affected (Color blindness is not fatal, BTW)
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Some diseases can be transmitted through contact with the mucus of someone who is infected, such as the common cold or the flu. However, mucus is usually the symptom of an illness rather than the cause.
Hemochromatosis type 1 (or simply Haemochromatosis, or HH) is a hereditary disease characterized by excessive absorption of dietary iron resulting in a pathological increase in total body iron stores. Humans, like most animals, have no means to excrete excess iron. Excess iron accumulates in tissues and organs disrupting their normal function. The most susceptible organs include the liver, adrenal glands, the heart and the pancreas; patients can present with cirrhosis, adrenal insufficiency, heart failure or diabetes. The hereditary form of the disease is most common among those of Northern European ancestry, in particular those of Irish descent, and is currently the most common in the US.