Cystic fibrosis is the most common, life threatening autosomal recessive disease within the Caucasian population. It is an inherited disease caused by the mutation of a single gene on chromosome 7. Both males and females can be affected by this disease, however, it is not contagious. Around 70% of individuals with cystic fibrosis inherited the disease from not only one, but both their parents. There is over one thousand different mutations of the cystic fibrosis gene, which means that there may be mild or more severe types. Cystic fibrosis patients take treatments that target respiratory infections, inflammation and clearing of mucus (Cohen-Cymberknoh, Shoseyov and Kerem, 2011). A common treatment for cystic fibrosis airway infections are the
