Cystic+Fibrosis-Description

Description Description: Cystic fibrosis is a dangerous disorder that could could effect the life badly.This disorder severely effects the lungs an digestive system and damages them.It could also effect the cells which produces thick mucus, sweat and digestive juice.People with cystic fibrosis still are like anyone just normal people.Thy still go to school and work.Recent studies have shown that people with cystic fibrosis today have a better quality life than the others with it in the past.But people with it still requires daily care. History of the disorder:
 * In the past scientist haven't really payed much attention to cystic fibrosis.They only started studying in the 1900's.
 * in the 1930's scientist finally summarized all the symptons and made conclusion.
 * Dorthohy Anderson came up with the name cystic fibrosis because the cyst stood for fiber scared tissues in the pancreas that also effects the fluid sacs.
 * Thanks to the cystic fibrosis foundation that began in 1955,today it helps search for a cure for children with this disorder

Title of the book: __Cystic Fibrosis__ by Ruth Bjorkland and __Explaining cystic fibrosis__ by Jillian Powell City published: Mankato, Minnesota/ Tarrytown, New York Author:Ruth Bjorkland, Jillian Powell Date of publication:2009, January 2010 Link: picture link: []

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Powell, Jillian. //Explaining cystic fibrosis//. Mankato, Minn.: Smart Apple Media, 2010. Print.

Bjorklund, Ruth. //Cystic fibrosis//. New York: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2009. Print.