What is ALS?

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease that gradually destroys the nerves controlling muscle function. This disease affects the nervous system so the person has less and less control of their body. ALS is a rare and crippling disease for those diagnosed.
 

Lou Gehrig

The well known name of this disease came from a very famous baseball player named Lou Gehrig. Weeks after he left his baseball career, he was diagnosed with a rare and incurable disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Today it is commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
 

ALS by the numbers

 6,000
new cases a year. 

Over 30,000
in the U.S. live with ALS. 

20%
more common in men.

90-95%
of ALS is sporadic.

 
 

Ice Bucket Challenge

Health Visual Project by Shawn Kimberlin, 5/1/17,  LHS Bell: 2