Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis is usually
found in chromosome 7. There are many symptoms to this disease including coughing or wheezing, great illnesses, weight loss, and salty-tasting
skin. Cystic fibrosis attacks the lungs, which causes them to clog up.
Most people who have the disease only live till thirty years old. People with
the disease have about 5 times more salt in their sweat. There is currently no
cure for this disease, but treatments are being made. Some treatments are gene
therapy, inhaled antibiotics, and chest therapy. About 2,500 babies are born
with cystic fibrosis each year in the U.S. Affected people live near thirty
years old.