Gabrielle Phaneuf

Good hand washing practices are essential for protecting yourself and other people from the germs, chemicals, and dirt that can accumulate on your hands throughout the day. There are some situations where hand washing is necessary, but you may be able to use hand sanitizer, as Purell, if your hands are not visibly dirty. Either […]

Norovirus is a contagious virus that affects many people each year. You can get norovirus through interaction with an infected person, by eating contaminated food, touching contaminated surfaces, or drinking contaminated water. However, there are ways to kill norovirus before it infects you. To do this, you will have to maintain personal hygiene and keep […]

We have a policy on infection prevention: the Policy on Hygiene, Cross-Contamination and Infection Prevention. We invite all of our members – and those who are called to get in touch with people with cystic fibrosis – to be aware of them immediately and to implement the basic guidelines. To ensure that these hygiene rules […]

Respiratory treatments Treatment of cystic fibrosis converges mainly to lung problems, as the disease itself and the associated mortality are mainly attributed to infection and malfunction of the lungs. The goal of pulmonary treatments is to detach and remove the mucus which obstructs the respiratory tract, in order to obtain good lung function. Several methods […]

Cystic fibrosis appears in children who inherit both genes from the disease, one from each parent. A parent whose cells have only one gene can not be affected by cystic fibrosis. But when two people with this gene each have children, one or more of their children can inherit both genes and be born with […]