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1 Alzheimer's i10 Interesting Facts!

2 Alzheimer's Alzheimer's disease is the 6 th leading cause of death in the United States.

3 Alzheimer's There are more than 15,000,000 caregivers. In 2011 these caregivers provided over 17 billion hours of care.

4 Alzheimer's Since 2000, deaths from Alzheimer's have risen 66%.

5 Alzheimer's Alzheimer's costs the nation $200 billion annually.

6 Alzheimer's One person in the United States is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease approximately every 69 seconds.

7 Alzheimer's Common symptoms are disturbance in memory, attention, and orientation, changes in personality, language difficulties, and impairments in gait and movement.

8 Alzheimer's There is no known cure for Alzheimer’s disease.

9 Alzheimer's 35 million people worldwide have Alzheimer’s disease.

10 Alzheimer's Alzheimer’s is named after Dr. Alois Alzheimer, a German doctor.

11 Alzheimer Alzheimer’ s Disease is a slow disease.

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