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Hi I'm Will Porter. You may not no anything about cystic fibrosis. Neither did I before researching. I'll show you what I learned.

 * ===What causes CF? You are born with it but it's when cells mutate in your lungs. These cells give off mucus and this mucus can be bad for your lungs. There is no known cause for CF.===
 * ===What are the symptoms? The symptoms are coughing, salty skin, poor weight gain, constipation, wheezing, and voice crackles.===
 * ===How is CF treated? CF can be treated by keeping your lungs clean of mucus and clear of infection. In order to do that you must take medication. This can help you get the nutrients you need to stay healthy. Also they may have to clear the lungs by slapping you on the back.===
 * ===Is there a cure for CF? There is no cure but they started researching around the pioneer days. You can help find a cure for CF by donating money to research. You can also help by organizing a fun raiser or by creating a web site on the subject.===

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===This article will show a daily life with CF. When you first wake up your parents slap your back for twenty minutes. You do this so your lungs have no mucus in them. Now you're at school and occasionally cough up mucus but, it's nothing too serious. And now it's lunch and you have to take pills so you get all the nutrients needed. Right now it's gym, you can participate, but you get tired easily. This disease effects 30,000 people - that's adults and children. Now you know that this disease is serious and interesting.===

My source for this information was: http://kid/health_problems/index.html