what disease is a genetic disease that causes the body to produce abnormally thick, sticky mucus due to the faulty transport of sodium and chloride?
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common fatal genetic disease in the United States today. It causes the body to produce a thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs, leading to infection, and blocks the pancreas, stopping digestive enzymes from reaching the intestines where they are required to digest food.