Life Factors: Predictable and Unpredictable Life Events
Life factors and predictable and unpredictable life events
I will be talking about the life factors that can influence a person’s holistic development, and the unpredictable and predictable events that can happen through a person’s life.
Genetic:
Genetic is the branch of biology that deals with inheritance, especially the mechanisms of inherited transmission and the variation of inherited characteristics among similar or related organisms.
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is one of the UK's most common life-threatening inherited diseases. It is caused by a faulty gene that controls the movement of salt and water in and out of the cells within the body. Cystic Fibrosis affects the internal organs, especially the lungs and digestive system, by clogging them with thick sticky mucus. This makes it hard to breathe and digest food. If two carriers have a child, the baby has a 1 in 4 chance of having Cystic Fibrosis. Each week, five babies are born with Cystic Fibrosis and each week, two young lives are lost to Cystic Fibrosis. A the moment half of the CF population will live past 41 years of age, and improvements in treatments mean a baby born today is expected to live even longer. Cystic fibrosis is transferred from the parents through genes. Caucasians (white European) are more common to be a carrier of CF. There is three types of screening for Cystic Fibrosis: newborn screening, carrier testing and antenatal testing.
New born testing
The test is a heel-prick to sample blood as part of the normal Guthrie test carried out on all children. The sooner CF is diagnosed, the sooner appropriate treatment can begin.
Carrier Testing
They will take a simple mouthwash to determine if you are a carrier. This is important if a relative has CF or is a known carrier. It is very important to have the test if one of the partners is a known carrier.
Antenatal Testing
This test is used early in pregnancy to tell whether a baby has Cystic Fibrosis. It is normally offered
I will be talking about the life factors that can influence a person’s holistic development, and the unpredictable and predictable events that can happen through a person’s life.
Genetic:
Genetic is the branch of biology that deals with inheritance, especially the mechanisms of inherited transmission and the variation of inherited characteristics among similar or related organisms.
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is one of the UK's most common life-threatening inherited diseases. It is caused by a faulty gene that controls the movement of salt and water in and out of the cells within the body. Cystic Fibrosis affects the internal organs, especially the lungs and digestive system, by clogging them with thick sticky mucus. This makes it hard to breathe and digest food. If two carriers have a child, the baby has a 1 in 4 chance of having Cystic Fibrosis. Each week, five babies are born with Cystic Fibrosis and each week, two young lives are lost to Cystic Fibrosis. A the moment half of the CF population will live past 41 years of age, and improvements in treatments mean a baby born today is expected to live even longer. Cystic fibrosis is transferred from the parents through genes. Caucasians (white European) are more common to be a carrier of CF. There is three types of screening for Cystic Fibrosis: newborn screening, carrier testing and antenatal testing.
New born testing
The test is a heel-prick to sample blood as part of the normal Guthrie test carried out on all children. The sooner CF is diagnosed, the sooner appropriate treatment can begin.
Carrier Testing
They will take a simple mouthwash to determine if you are a carrier. This is important if a relative has CF or is a known carrier. It is very important to have the test if one of the partners is a known carrier.
Antenatal Testing
This test is used early in pregnancy to tell whether a baby has Cystic Fibrosis. It is normally offered