ALS

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Grade 11 Biology - SBI3U0-18

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Nairobi, Kenya

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ALS

ALS figures

more then 20,000 people live with ALS

1,000 people die from it in Canada

ALS patients die within 2-5 years

3,000 Canadians live with it

the effects

hand weaknesses or clumsiness

inappropriate crying laughing or yawning

difficulty walking

tripping and falling

weakness in legs and twitching

chances of getting it

researchers dont know who will get it and how

every 5.2 people in united states get it

out of 100.000 people

population

white males ages 60 and over are the most effected

can develop 1-3 cases in those family trees

its more common to get if your family tree had it in the past

5,000 people in the states are diagnosed every year

most of them dont have family's