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CF Awareness Crossword
By Michelle Compton
In honor of CF Awareness Month, we thought we'd put together a little puzzle and see how much you know about cystic fibrosis. Good Luck!(answers are on next page)
Just print out the page and fill in the crossword.
Across
1. Original creator of Tobi (company name)
6. animal pulmozyme is derived from (Chinese _____ovary)
7. Cystic Fibrosis (abbr)
8. anti pseudomonas a. antibiotic, also anti anthrax
9. Month CF Awareness is observed, 2004
10. Most common cf mutation in the United States
11. Person with *one* copy of cf mutation is a
13. 65________
14. Common treatment for constipation in CF
15. Medical department specializing in lungs
16. Word for bleeding in the lungs
17. Possible cause of chest pain, not infection
Up/Down
1. Organ responsible for enzyme output
2. Organization responsible for CF Awareness month in US (abbr)
3. Most common type of testing for cf
4. Intravenous (abbr)
5. Common upper respiratory infection area (organ)
11. CF thought to have evolved (for carriers) as defense to this disease
12. Cause of Lack of GI motility (hint:word filled in upside down)
16. Ribbon Color for CF Awareness (filled in upside down)
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