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1.) Cystic Fibrosis:

Abbreviated as CF and also called mucoviscidosis. It is a common hereditary disease in which cells of certain glands in the body secrete large amounts of abnormally thick mucus. Accumulation of thick mucus can block products of these glands and eventually block passage of seaways of organs into which the ducts empty.

Symptoms are constant cough, which expels thick mucus, etc.

Lung problems are most common cause of death for cystic fibrosis patients.

CF can be diagnosed by testing the patient’s respiration. People with this disease have large amount of salt in their respiration.

The gene that causes Cystic Fibrosis is located in chromosome 7.Cystic Fibrosis cannot be cured yet. Doctors use antibiotics to fight lung infections. Physical therapy, exercise and special aerosol mists help the people to loose mucus.

2.) Muscular Dystrophy:

It is the name for certain type of serious muscle diseases. . The disorder that weak...

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