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100

Sport that Lou Gehrig played

What is Baseball?

100

Percentage of ALS cases that are familial

What is 5-10%

100
A cure currently does/ does not exist for ALS.
What is does not?
100
ALS is more common in this gender.
What is males?
100
'Amyotrophic' originates in this ancient language.
What is Greek?
200

Mary Valastsro Pinto, mother of Buddy Valastro, has been recognized in this reality TV show

What is Cake Boss?

200

Typical age range of disease onset

What is 50-65 years

200
Management can/ cannot have a positive effect on ALS patients.
What is can?
200
Chewing and speaking will be affected in this stage of ALS (early or late).
What is late?
200
ALS has a higher/lower incidence than Huntington's Disease.
What is higher?
300

Person with longest recorded time suffering from ALS

Who is Stephen Hawking?

300

Incidence of ALS

What is 1/100000

300
Drug therapies for ALS have been successful/ unsuccessful over the past 15 years.
What is unsuccessful?
300
The average ALS patient will live from 2 - this number of years.
What is 5?
300
ALS is also called this disease, after the sports star.
What is Lou Gehrig's Disease?
400

Emmy Award winning writer, director, and producer of Sesame Street

Who is Jon Stone?

400

Three factors that play a role in ALS development

What is Physical activity, diet, chemicals/metals, smoking, radiation?

400
This is the only ALS drug on the market.
What is Riluzole?
400

ALS stands for

What is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis?

400
In the U.S. and Europe, ALS begins between ages 56 and this age on average.
What is 63?
500

Dwight Clark, former NFL wide receiver who made "The Catch" during the 1981 NFC playoffs played for this team

What is the San Francisco 49'ers?

500

This percent of ALS is sporadic (round to nearest 10%).

What is 90%?

500
One management effort is the daily intake of this many cc's of fluid. (Half credit if rounded to nearest thousand)
What is 2500?
500

In Canada, this many people are diagnosed with ALS each year 

What is 1,000?

500
The phrase 'amyotrophic lateral sclerosis' was first used in this year by this neurologist.
What is 1874 by Charcot?
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