I have always been interested in the health field, espicially certain diseases. One disease that really interests me is Cystic Fibrosis, this is because I know someone who has it. I have always wondered what it is, the different symptoms, how it is tested for, treatments, and the future of the disease. The disease is very serious, however many people do not know much about it. Cystic fibrosis is a disease that I reserached to obtian more information on.
             Cystic fibrosis is a non-gender biased disease that affects the lungs and digestive system. It is also known as mucuviscidosis because of the mucus that builds up and blocks the respitory system and pancreas. "A defective gene causes the body to produce an abnormally thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections. These thick secretions also obstruct the pancreas, preventing digestive enzymes from reaching the intestines to help break down and absorb food"(cff.org). The disease can be fatal without proper treatment, because unfortunately there is no cure. Every day three people die from cystic fibrosis. This makes cystic fibrosis the most deadly out of 4,000 different inherited diseases. Over 30,000 children and adults in the United States have cystic fibrosis. Most of them are caucasian, but others can be affected too. About 1 in 2,500 caucasians babies are born with it. African-american babies have a much lower chance with every 1 in 17,000 being infected. Asians and native americans have even lower chances than african-americans of having CF. DNA is what makes up the human structure, therefore any defects can cause conflicts. Chromosome seven has a defect in people living with cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis is a serious, hereditary disease.
             Cystic fibrosis can only be inherited, it is not contagious in any way. In order for a child to get CF they must have two defective cystic fibrosis genes, one from each parent. The cystic fibrosis g...