what is cystic phibrosis?
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a common hereditary disease that affects the entire body, causing progressive disability and early death. Difficulty breathing is the most common symptom and results from frequent lung infections, which are treated, though not always cured, by antibiotics and other medications. A multitude of other symptoms, including sinus infections, poor growth, diarrhea and infertility, result from the effects of CF on other parts of the body.
CF is one of the most common fatal inherited diseases. It is most prevalent among Europeans and Ashkenazi Jews; one in 25 people of European descent carries one gene for CF, making it the most common genetic disease among them. Individuals with cystic fibrosis can be diagnosed prior to birth by genetic testing or in early childhood by a sweat test. There is no cure for CF, and most individuals with cystic fibrosis die young — many in their 20s and 30s
It is a terrible dsease, may people can never walk after it, but most go through tons of physical therapy. I was once tested for it, and luckily I don't have it
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