Cystic Fibrosis

Part I of Essay
“Woe to that child which when kissed on the forehead tastes salty, for he is bewitched and soon must die.” Northern European folklore, though a salty brow was the least of that child’s worries that at the time was the way people found out that their child was going to die. ....

Part II of Essay
.... scientists discovered that thick secretions, which blocked digestive enzymes from the pancreas, were clogging the ductile systems and passageways. Which caused the ineffectiveness of the digestive track. The mucus is what trapped the infectious bacteria in the lungs.1946 scientists discovered that CF was a recessive trait caused by a mutation of a single gene. They also found out that about 5% of Americans are asymptotic carriers. Meaning they don’t show the disease’s symptoms. In New York there was a heat wave one-year and the hospitals wer ....