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How is fifths disease cured

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Fifth’s Disease is a viral complication and is left to clear on its own, which can take anywhere from one to three weeks. Thanks!

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Help with this letter I am writing to parents, telling them their unborn son has cystic fibrosis?

Q: I have recently become a genetic counselor, and I have to write my first letter to parents telling them their unborn son has cystic fibrosis. Here’s the letter, tell me what you think. I also need a closing paragraph….what should I say to them??? Also, do you think my first paragraph is good (im trying to state the facts, but not be too harsh)?? What do you think? Note: I have changed the names of the people Dear Mr. Christopher and Mrs. Shannon Baron, I am very disappointed and saddened to tell you that your unborn son has been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Although there is no cure for this disease, there are many treatments to relieve symptoms. Unfortunately, I must tell you that cystic fibrosis will usually result in early death (the median age of death for people diagnosed with CF is 37 years old). However, the median age of death has increased much in the past decades. In the below paragraphs, I will thoroughly explain this disease to you. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that causes mucus build up and clogs organs in the body (particularly the lungs and pancreas). Because of the mucus clogging the lungs, it makes it very difficult for people with CF to breathe. The mucus can also cause bacteria to get stuck in the airways, causing inflammation. People with cystic fibrosis also have problems digesting food and getting good nutrients. This is because the mucus stops enzymes from getting to the intestines. Enzymes are used to digest food. As I said above, cystic fibrosis is a genetically transmitted disease. In the Pedigree I have attached to this letter, the two of you are part of the fourth generation, and your son is the fifth generation. I traced Shannon’s family back to her great-grandparents, who were both carriers of cystic fibrosis (please note that when I use the phrase “carriers of cystic fibrosis”, I mean they simply pass it on to their offspring, and are not actually diagnosed with the disease). They had five children, including Shannon’s grandfather (Mark) who was a carrier of cystic fibrosis. Mark’s sister, Jeanine, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, and his brother, Thomas, was also a carrier. However, Shannon’s grandmother (Jennifer) was not a carrier of cystic fibrosis. Mark and Jennifer had three children; Shannon’s aunt (Lauren), uncle (Stephen), and mother (Karen). Lauren and Stephen were not diagnosed, nor did they carry cystic fibrosis. However, Karen was a carrier. Shannon’s father, John, was also a carrier. Karen and John had three children; Shannon, her sister (Robin), and her brother (David). Robin was unaffected by this trait (meaning she was not a carrier or diagnosed with CR), while David was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (my research shows that Shannon’s brother David died of cystic fibrosis when he was thirteen years old). Unfortunately, Shannon is a carrier of cystic fibrosis and so is Christopher. Your first daughter, Ginger, was not a carrier nor diagnosed with CR. However, your unborn son is diagnosed with this disease. Cystic fibrosis is more commonly found in boys because they only have one X chromosome. Girls have the combination XX, while boys have the combination XY. Genetic diseases are carried on the X chromosome, and since boys only have one, there is not back-up X chromosome if a genetic disease is carried on it. On the Punnet Sqaure I also attached to this letter, you will see that there was a 50% chance your son would carry cystic fibrosis, and a 25% chance he would be diagnosed with it. Again, there is no known cure for cystic fibrosis, but there are treatments to help complications (may I also add that there is much research on trying to find a cure for CR). Treatments usually help treat chest infections and prevent further damage to the lungs. Many people with cystic fibrosis will also take replacement enzymes (such as Pancrex or Creon) before every meal, to supply missing enzymes and make it easier to digest food. Other things that can help would be regular antibiotics (to help get rid of lung infections), mucolytics (to make your sputum not as sticky), asthma therapy (to help breathing problems caused by infections), and insulin therapy for diabetes (to help your body break down sugar properly).

A: Nice try. But just wanted to point out for your school project, or whatever you are doing this for, that Cystic Fibrosis is not an x-linked trait. It is recessive. Therefore, you need to back up, go back to your Punnett Square, and start over from scratch. If you were really a genetic counselor, I am sure you would know that. Good attempt though.