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CF is the most common, fatel, disease in america. About 30,000 people have it!

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The thick mucus blocks ducts in the pancreas, keeping digestive enzymes from getting into the intestines. Usually you are not able to digest you food also.

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sadly, no there is no cure

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Yes! There is breathing physical therapy, antibiotics, inhalation treatments, also heart and lung transplants can help.

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How do they Diagnose you with Cystic Fibrosis? They measure the amount of salt in a persons sweat. A high salt Level will indicate if you have it.

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There are many symptoms, but the following are the main symptoms:
~Salty skin
~Persistent coughing, Wheezing, or pneumonia
~Excessive appetite, but poor weight gain
~ Bulky stools

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The mutation is a single gene. That means, Kids or generations will only get it if both parents pass down a gene for it

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It is when The body produces an abnormal thick, sticky mucus when cells in the lungs and pancreas fail to transport salt where it needs to be