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A 5-year-old child in contact with small dog
hello, My daughter is 5 years old and is often in contact with a small dog. She was diagnosed for cystic fibrosis: what are the risks and what can be done to avoid the risks associated to the contact with the animal? Thank you
21.07.2014
Rabbit in the school classroom
Hello, My son will be 6 years old, he is homozygous for F508del-CFTR mutation. He will start preparatory class next September. There are 2 teachers and one has in his class a cage with a rabbit ... We have to do a "Project of individualized school reception" but I would like to know what are the ...
21.07.2014
Working with earth in the school garden
Dear ladies and gentlemen, at the school of my daughter, the children should help in the next days to lay out a school garden. For this, they should put plants and seeds into the earth - it can therefore be assumed, that it will be burrowed intensively in the earth. Is it advisable for our ...
21.07.2014
To rinse germs from the water pipes + transmission of Pseudomonas
Dear expert team, I have 2 questions: - about "letting the water run" in the mornings: in our house, the water literally shoots out of the pipes...in case of letting it run for 5 minutes, this would be an immense consumption of water and I would like to know if it is necessary in this case...is ...
21.07.2014
In which plants does Burkholderia cepacia occur?
The title is already my question. I have read, that this germ occurs at the roots of certain plants, however unfortunately not where and in which plants. This would however be very interersting for prevention. I would be pleased, if somebody could answer this question. Best regards,
21.07.2014
Is swimming allowed?
Hello I am a 27-year-old mother. My 7-year-old son was diagnosed at birth for cystic fibrosis. I would have a question about the swimming pool. The doctor of the CF center strictly forbids him the bathings. You see how they are at this age: I can't refuse it to him. Measures of hygiene at the end ...
14.07.2014
MRSA and contact with HIV patients
Hello, I have recently made friends with an HIV positive person and I myself am a CF patient chronically colonized with MRSA. How great is the risk for the HIV patient and which measures do you recommend in order to minimize it? Best regards,
14.07.2014
MRSA protection measures as care staff
Hello, I work at a care home and have also contact to MRSA infected patients. The hygienic standards for dealing with MRSA are admittedly respected by me, however in spite of this I like to do the best I can, in order to avoid a transmission to me and in the end to my child suffering from CF. ...
30.06.2014
Visit of a farm
Hello, my son has a one-day outing in a farm with his college. His professor of biology informed me that the chlidren will spend all the day inside the farm, in the middle of the various animals, with a picnic next to them, cow milking etc. Thus my son would remain locked and not be outdoors, but ...
24.06.2014
Risk concerning a person with chronic bronchitis
Hello, I want to know what is the risk to encounter a person with chronic bronchitis and who is under oxygen in the hall of the building every day. Is there a risk of transmission of germs?
24.06.2014
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