posted on Mar, 31 2005 @ 10:56 PM
Well the bad news is, according to this, Alzheimer's Disease is fatal
www.med.umich.edu...
the good news, though, is that it looks like I won't have a huge chance of getting it.
because according to this
www.med.umich.edu...
A person with no family history of Alzheimer’s disease has about a 5% chance of getting the disease over the course of his or her lifetime. A person
with a parent, sister or brother with Alzheimer’s disease has about a 19% chance of getting the disease. A person with a grandparent, aunt or uncle
with Alzheimer’s disease has about a 10% chance of getting the disease. In all cases, the chance of getting Alzheimer’s disease increases with
age.
But even though its fatal, it says
Most people with Alzheimer's disease live 8 to 10 years after they are first diagnosed. Some people can live for up to 20 years with the disease.
And I mean, once we have better technology, maybe we can prevent and treat stuff like that better
[edit on 31-3-2005 by DragonFire]
[edit on 31-3-2005 by DragonFire]