Assertion: cystic fibrosis's mucus | /r/CapableOf | clog airway
Facets:
value: in the respiratory system
type: LOCATION
value: in people
type: OTHER
value: in the lungs
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: In the lungs, the mucus clogs the airways and traps germs, like bacteria, leading to infections, inflammation, respiratory failure, and other complications.
text: The mucus in the lungs clogs up airways and traps pollutants and bacteria, which can lead to infections, lung damage and ultimately respiratory failure.
text: In people who have CF, thick mucus clogs the airways and makes it difficult to breathe.
text: Mucus can clog the airways which can lead to severe problems with breathing.
text: That's because it causes the lungs to produce thick, sticky mucus that clogs the airways.
text: In people with CF, the mucus becomes thick and clogs the airways, which makes it difficult to breathe.
text: In the airway this results in a lack of mucus hydration and therefore an unusually thick, sticky mucus that clogs the airways.
text: In the respiratory system, thick mucus clogs the airways and traps bacteria, resulting in recurrent infections which cause irreversible lung damage.
text: And because it is so hard to cough out, this mucus clogs the airways and lead to infections that damage lungs.
text: The treatments work to loosen and thin the mucus that clogs the airways.
text: That mucus clogs up airways and traps pollutants and bacteria in lungs.