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Usually not. If the disease has progressed to a degree that the patient has virtually no lung capacity and a severely suppressed immune system, a cold could potentially be fatal. Otherwise, a cold is a cold, although CF patients may experience slightly worse symptoms or the cold may stick around a little longer.
What else can I help you with?
Why is Cystic Fibrosis Most common in cold climates?
Uhm....you can get it anywhere. If you parents both have the gene and you inherit it you will have CF. Climate has nothing to do with it.
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.
What condition causes the airways to become inflamed and thickened and an increase in the number and size of mucus producing cells?
Chronic bronchitis is a condition that causes inflammation and thickening of the airways, leading to excess mucus production. This can result in symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath, and recurrent respiratory infections. It is often associated with smoking and long-term exposure to irritants.
Why is HIV such a dangerous and potentially fatal virus?
It disables your immune system. That means that something like the common cold can be fatal for someone with HIV.
What Following diseases cause excessive mucus production?
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.
If you give someone a cold and they die is it considered murder?
No, because you cannot help passing on a cold. It may not have come from you anyway. Also colds are not fatal. The cold would not be the cause of death on the death certificate.
What causes cold cough asthma bronchitis pneumonia tuberculosis lung cancer and cystic fibrosis?
The question "what causes a cold, cough, asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, tuberculosis, lung cancer, and cystic fibrosis" is too broad to be explained in one answer. Each condition has it's own causes (example: a cold is from a virus; tuberculosis is from the TB organism). But at the root of each of these is the start of a mechanism or microorganism that causes irritation of the bronchi/bronchioles and lung tissue, restriction of lung expansion, and often resulting in a type of cough specific to that condition or disease. For example, pneumonia can often create serious lung sounds that help define how serious the pneumonia is (such as "rales" or "rhonci") but a general cough from a viral cold usually only produces some wheezing and cough. Again, each of the conditions or diseases you listed have a specific and different causative factor, but each can have direct effects on respiration.
Can a common cold can be fatal to leukemia suffers?
yes it can.
Can cold sores kill you?
Cold sores are not fatal. While they're an annoyance, they are not dangerous.
Is the common cold fatal?
The common cold in contagious. It can be spread by someone couging into their hands and touching another person or by someone who is sick using a pillow and the other person using the same pillow. Their are many different ways that the common cold can be spread but in one word to answer your question: yes.
Can you get a cold soret by kissing someone that has it?
You can get a cold sore by kissing someone that has it.
Can you catch a cold by being next to someone with a cold?
You can catch a cold by being next to someone with a cold. This is because cold and flu in infectious and is considered to be an airborne disease.
