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Cystic Fibrosis

I read simplybf16's post on cystic fibrosis. The blog is very interesting and informational. In the post, it says that there is no cure for this genetic disease, but there are treatments. I feel really troubled for the people who have cystic fibrosis, because they don't know when they could die. Also, this disorder, as said in the post, effects the liver, pancreas and lungs. In addition, having to die at such a young age is really heartbroken and depressing. Even with the treatments, you don't live too long. I think that there should be more foundations that can raise funds to sponsor the research and development of medicines for diseases like cystic fibrosis. I also think that the US government should step in and give some funding for treatments and possible cures. I hope that doctors and scientists can find a way to decrease the likeliness of cystic fibrosis. As oppposed to that, Klinefelter syndrome does not affect the lifespan of a male. Also, the disease effects physical development, language development and social development.