Thread:FunAndGamess/@comment-39024013-20190721091223/@comment-35137341-20190820211916

JaguarMantisMoon wrote: Oh, yeah. First, let me say that I’m sorry about complaining about something that’s not that big of a problem right now, I just get super paranoid. Second, I’m not the best at explaining, but I’ll give it a shot: If he gets a cold or a virus or something, it could lead to a prolonged period in the hospital or death. So, I’m always afraid that I am sick when I visit him. Mm, the altered gene that causes CF leads to an error where salt has trouble moving in and out of the lungs, so it causes thicker, stickier mucus. Germs stick to the mucus in the lungs more easily because of this, and so when the white blood cells attack the germs, they usually end up attacking the lungs, too. So, the airways get inflamed and make more mucus, therefore continuing the cycle all over again.