Cystic+Fibrosis-Anthony+Mazuca

Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis  ** Description: ** Cystic Fibrosis is an inherited disease tha causes thick, sticky mucus to build up in the lungs and digestive tract. It is one of the most common chronic lung diseases in children and young adults, and may result in early death.  Cystic Fibrosis is a inherited disease not a contagious one. When both parents carry a mutation in the CF gene, each child has a 1-in-4 chance of having CF. A person can also get CF when he/she inherits 2 muttaed CFTR genes, one from each parent. The CFTR gene resides on chromosomes 7.
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 **Symptoms: ** The symptoms of this disease are a persistent cough, wheezing, repeated lung infections and repeated sinus infections. More signs could be poor weight gain and growth, distended abdomen from constipation and intestinal blockage, particularly in newborns.

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 **Diagnosis: ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Cystic Fibrosis is diagnosed by many test such as the sweat test, a genetic test, newborn screening test and a organ function test. There are also imaging tests like an x-ray, computerized tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging.

<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Treatment: **<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">They treat this disease by giving the victim Antibiotics, Mucus-thinning drugs, and Bronchodilators. They could also receive therapy that uses a chest clapper, inflatable vest and a breathing device. Surgeries and other procedures could be a feeding tube, lung transplant and bowel surgery.

<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Research: **<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">They still trying to find a cure.

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