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
