For cellulitis involving wounds sustained in an aquatic environment, recommended antibiotic regimens vary with the type of water involved, as follows: Saltwater or brackish water: Doxycycline and ceftazidime, or a fluoroquinolone
Cystic Fibrosis affects both males and females, but is not contagious to healthy individuals. Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease caused by mutations (changes) in a gene on chromosome 7, one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes that children inherit from their parents.Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes in their DNA. The CF gene is found on chromosome number 7.It takes two copies of a CF gene-one inherited from each parent-for a child to show symptoms of CF. Persons born with only one CF gene (inherited from only one parent) and one normal gene are CF carriers.umans have 23 pairs of chromosomes in their DNA. The CF gene is found on chromosome number 7. It takes two copies of a CF gene-one inherited from each parent-for a child to show symptoms of CF. Persons born with only one CF gene (inherited from only one parent) and one normal gene are CF carriers.
The CF gene was discovered in 1989 on chromosome pair 7 -- volume 7 in our genetic encyclopedia -- by researchers supported by the CF Foundation. Cystic fibrosis is an example of a recessive disease. That means a person must have a mutation in both copies of the CF gene to have CF.ystic fibrosis is caused by mutations in the gene that produces the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein. This protein is responsible for regulating the flow of salt and fluids in and out of the cells in different parts of the body.