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Cystic Fibrosis Christina Gregg

The cause of Cystic Fibrosis is a defective gene alters a protein that regulates with the movement of salt. This disease is very dangerous for its victims. Some people call Cystic Fibrosis 65 roses. A few of Cystic Fibrosis’s symptoms are delayed growth, coughing or wheezing, chest infections, and clubbing of nails. Clubbing of nails is when your fingers get very puffy causing the nail to almost go into your skin. There are several treatments and a cure is coming out next year! There are many treatments i will only tell you a few. Some treatments are a ThaiRapy vest, oral enzyme pills, mucolytio, antibiotics, and bronchodilators. A ThaiRapy vest is a vest with an air mask attached. Here are some interesting facts... People with CF have to take 3-4 hours of treatment per day. In the 1950’s most children with CF didn’t live to attend kindergarten. There are 30,000 victims in the US. Finally, doctors recommend CF patients to eat foods that are high in fat, protein, and carbohydrates.