US government worried at the increase of rare devastating disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS, issued first national estimate. According to the estimate 4 out of 100000 Americans are affected with the disease.
It was found that the disease is common in aged white males. ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The disease attacks nerve sells and common symptoms are muscle twitching and weakness. The person affected with the disease will die with in five years.
Now Hollywood celebrities decided to face Ice Bucket challenge. It requrie people to pour ice cold water over themselves and post their videos on the internet.This is done to bring awareness and raise money.
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