Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease affecting approximately 30,000 children and adults in the United States.
Cf Causes thick, sticky mucus, to overly produce in the body. It obstructs the lungs, and the pancreas, making it hard to breathe, and digest properly.
Symptoms of CF include- very salty-tasting skin, persistent coughing, wheezing or pneumonia; excessive appetite but poor weight gain; and bulky stools. Most symtoms are usually noticed at a young age.
Usually a sweat test is the standard diagnostic test for cystic fibrosis. This simple and painless test measures the amount of salt in the sweat. A high salt level indicates that a person has CF.
Treatment includes nebulizer treatments, chest Percussion, oral antibitoics, IV antibiotics, and taking daily enzymes. (help properly digest)
One in 31 Americans (one in 28 Caucasians) - more than 10 million people - is an unknowing, symptom less carrier of the defective gene.
An individual must inherit a defective copy of the CF gene � one from each parent � to have cystic fibrosis
Information Above Found Here Cystic Fibrosis IS Fatal.
The average survival rate for Females is 30 and Males 35, but continues to increase every year.
People with Cystic Fibrosis ARE Normal! They can do normal things, like everyone else.
Some people get lung translplants to help the quality of life, and improve their breathing. It is very hard to get on a waiting list, for this.
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