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CYSTIC FIBROSIS
celest powell
cystic fibrosis(CF), is a chronic genetic illness that affects the lungs and the pancreas. Cystic fibrosis causes thick sticky mucus that blocks the airways making it difficult to breath, it also blocks the pancreas making it difficult to gain weight.
A person with CF, has to take a variety of breathing treatments and different medications.
CF, affects Approximately 30,000 people in the United States have been diagnosed with CF, which affects both males and females. It's not contagious, so you can't catch CF from another person.
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