Cystic Fibrosis

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passageways. Which caused the ineffectiveness of the digestive track. The mucus is what trapped the infectious bacteria in the lungs.1946 scientists discovered that CF was a recessive trait caused by a mutation of a single gene. They also found out that about 5% of Americans are asymptotic carriers. Meaning they don’t show the disease’s symptoms.
In New York there was a heat wave one-year and the hospitals were packed with over heated CF infected people. And that’s because CF patients sweat a lot but the salt on there skin prevents the water from being evaporated of the skin. Sweat is used to keep people cool. Which was why those people were in the hospital so frequently. That horrible event started the ball rolling in the testing part of the field. They measured the chloride in perspiration, which became the cornerstone of CF diagnosis. IN the 60’s and early 70’s minimizing the symptoms was the best you could do. Taking pills that acted like digestive enzymes. Taking antibiotics ...

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