Cystic+Fibrosis+Disease-Shannon

Cystic Fibrosis affects many parts of the body. It makes the body have trouble with their water balance. This type of disease is not rare. Even if your parents never had it or it doesn’t run in your family, there is still a chance you may happen to get this type of disease. Cystic fibrosis affects the respiratory and digestive system.
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Cystic Fibrosis is inherited from a defective gene on the chromosome 7. This type of disease is called CFTR.( Cystic Fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator.) This disease is a autosomal disease. If both of the parents have this disease the baby is most likely that the child will be affected.
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The symptoms of cystic fibrosis are coughing or wheezing, or even respiratory illness. That could be bronchitis or anything illness with the breathing. Also having a lot of weight loss or even salt tasting skin are major signs of this disease.

When you have Cystic Fibrosis you have two to 5 times the salt in the persons sweat. Doctors will take sweat tests to see how much salt is in their sweat. If they are just born, doctors will measure the amount of protein called trypsinogen that’s in there blood.
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There is no cure for cystic Fibrosis but there are things that can help. There are treatments out there now that can make you last longer on this earth. You can get chest therapy to clear the mucous from your chest. There are also inhaled antibiotics to kill bacteria from lung infections.
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media type="custom" key="9656758" *Every year about 2500 babies are born with cystic fibrosis disease. *10 million Americans carry the cystic fibrosis gene and don’t even know.
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*Cystic Fibrosis support group *Cystic fibrosis foundation
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*learn.genetics.utah.edu
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