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10, 000 people in the UK live with an autosomal recessive disease known as Cystic Fibrosis and 1 in 25 people carry the faulty genetic ~~mutation~~. But this disease isn't just localized to the UK; it is found Worldwide.

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10, 000 people in the UK live with an autosomal recessive disease known as Cystic Fibrosis and 1 in 25 people carry one of the faulty genetic mutations. But this disease isn't just localized to the UK; it is found Worldwide.

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Cystic Fibrosis causes excessive mucus ~~(sputum)~~ to build up in the lungs, which provides a perfect environment for bacteria to grow. When bacteria infect the lung, they stimulate an immune response, which causes inflammation, tissue damage, and ultimately respiratory failure in these people. The only treatment at this point is a lung transplant.

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Cystic Fibrosis causes excessive mucus to build up in the lungs, which provides a perfect environment for bacteria to grow. When bacteria infect the lung, they stimulate an immune response, which causes inflammation, tissue damage, and ultimately respiratory failure in these people. The only treatment at this point is a lung transplant.

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Currently, people have to cough up sputum from the lungs and travel to a clinic to hand it in. The sputum is then used for bacterial identification and takes between 72hours and 2 weeks. Patients are typically put on a course of antibiotics until the infection is identified, at which point they are put on specific antibiotics.

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Currently, people have to cough up mucus (called sputum) from the lungs and travel to a clinic to hand it in. The sputum is then used for bacterial identification and takes between 72hours and 2 weeks. Patients are typically put on a course of antibiotics until the infection is identified, at which point they are put on specific antibiotics.

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+, 000 people in the UK live with an autosomal recessive disease known as Cystic Fibrosis and 1 in 25 people carry one of the faulty genetic mutations. But this disease isn&#39;t just localized to the UK; it is found Worldwide.
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-Cystic Fibrosis causes excessive mucus (sputum) to build up in the lungs, which provides a perfect environment for bacteria to grow. When bacteria infect the lung, they stimulate an immune response, which causes inflammation, tissue damage, and ultimately respiratory failure in these people. The only treatment at this point is a lung transplant.
+Cystic Fibrosis causes excessive mucus to build up in the lungs, which provides a perfect environment for bacteria to grow. When bacteria infect the lung, they stimulate an immune response, which causes inflammation, tissue damage, and ultimately respiratory failure in these people. The only treatment at this point is a lung transplant.
-Currently, people have to cough up sputum from the lungs and travel to a clinic to hand it in. The sputum is then used for bacterial identification and takes between 72hours and 2 weeks.  Patients are typically put on a course of antibiotics until the infection is identified, at which point they are put on specific antibiotics.
+Currently, people have to cough up mucus (called sputum) from the lungs and travel to a clinic to hand it in. The sputum is then used for bacterial identification and takes between 72hours and 2 weeks.  Patients are typically put on a course of antibiotics until the infection is identified, at which point they are put on specific antibiotics.
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