Occurrence- demographics

-Most common within the white population in the United States.

Affecting about 1 in 3,000 infants

-Less common among other ethnicities such as African and Asian Americans.

Cystic fibrosis: clinical content

A genetic disorder in which the body has difficulty transporting chloride ions through it's cells making it hard to breath. This is common in the pancreas and the lungs.

Symptoms

- wheezing

- shortness of breath

- persistent cough that produces think phlem

- frequent lung infection

- poor growth/ slow- weight gain