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Alzheimer’s Disease What YOU need to know about it! You could be the 1 out of 8 who have Alzheimer’s Disease
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What Is Alzheimer’s Disease? It happens to some people when they get older. It isn’t a normal part of aging though. Alzheimer’s Disease is when you loose memory and other intellectual abilities. It is serious enough to interfere with daily life. DID YOU KNOW that Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common type of dementia?
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What You Should Know That Alzheimer’s Disease is genetic AND acquired. But it is known as a genetic disease. Alzheimer’s Disease is a recessive trait. It is more likely to skip a generation also. Alzheimer’s Disease just worsens over time. You can take medication and therapy to slow down the process, but you can never stop it. Alzheimer’s Disease is fatal. Brain cells die and you forget to do things. It gets worse until you end up dying. There are no cures for Alzheimer’s Disease DID YOU KNOW more women than men have Alzheimer’s Disease?
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Symptoms for Alzheimer’s Forgetfulness Short-term memory loss Confusion Unable to do normal, every day things Mood swings Stressed out all the time Tests for Alzheimer’s Blood tests Brain scans MRIs Ask them to do simple tasks DID YOU KNOW that 5.4 million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s Disease?
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