This is a good place for breeding bacteria, which cause infections. Frequent infections affect the small air pipes, which loose their flexibility and become worn-out, which then may contain even more secretions. This makes the infections more and more difficult to fight. The wide and worn-out parts of a lung are called bronchiectasis . At now there is no cure, however the problems can be reduced.
Treatment consists mainly of physiotherapy to clear the airways and medicine.
Medicine reduces the problems and the probability of complications such as the developing of bronchiectasis . PCD is not contagious. Other spots in the human body may also suffer from immotile cilia, such as the tail of the sperm. This could lead to reduced fertility. The majority of problems that are experienced by people with PCD related to the airways.