Cystic+Fibrosis

toc =Cystic Fibrosis= Myles Spence & Taylor Kay-Green

Overview
Cystic Fibrosis is a hereditary disease that affects the mucus and glands of the lungs, liver, and pancreas. Cystic Fibrosis is one of the most common fatal disease(1).It also has the name of Mucovidosis. When you are diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis you have the effects of thick mucus and frequent lung infections. Many victims of Cystic Fibrosis die young approximately in their 20's or 30's due to lung failure. Cystic Fibrosis is not a contagious disease, you are just born with it.

Sweat Test
To understand if a person has Cystic Fibrosis the doctors have to perform something called a sweat test. This is a needle-less procedure. During a sweat test they will hook the patient up to a machine that will measure all of the salt in your sweat.(2) When the patient is taking a sweat test the doctors will put on a cord that has a __mild__ electrical current,usually placed around the patients arm or thigh. Then gauze is wrapped around. The gauze is then removed and taken to a lab to discover the amount of salt in the gauze(3).

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Symptoms:
Late puberty Frequent Lung Infections Frequent diarrhea Swelling of the fingers Asthma    Salty tasting skin Common pneumonia

Cystic Fibrosis Around the World
In the entire world there are approximately 30,000 Americans, 3,000 Canadians and 20,000 Europeans that have been diganosed with Cystic Fibrosis(4). 2,500 are born each year with Cystic Fibrosis in the United States.

Fun Facts The most recent recorded age of the oldest person that lived with Cystic Fibrosis was 37 years old in 2006, living in the United States. Right now, 40% of the United States populatin are adults.

=[|Cystic Fibrosis Foundation]= =[|Make a Donation!]= = = =Refereces= 1. “Cystic Fibrosis.” __Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation__. 28 Apr. 2008. 7 Jan. 2009 . 2. “Facts about Cystic Fibrosis.” __Healingwell.com__. 2008. 10 Jan. 2009 . 3. “Statistics & CF.” __Cystic Fibrosis Statistics__. 13 Nov. 2003. 11 Jan. 2009 . 4. “The Sweat Test.” __Cystic Fibrosis Foundation__. 6 Jan. 2009 . 5. “Sweat Test.” __WebMD__. 2005. 7 Jan. 2009 .

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