Alzheimer's Disease

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What Is Alzheimer's Disease?

• Alzheimer’s disease is a disease which causes a person to have memory loss.

• Some conversations also become difficult.

What Causes the Disease?

• Scientist are not sure what causes it.

• Age might be a factor to getting the disease.

How Many People Have Alzheimer's Disease?

• About 4 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease.

• Could be 14 million in the near future.

President R. Reagan has Alzheimer's Disease for a long period of time.

Symptoms for Alzheimer’s Disease

• A few were, memory loss, problems with language, and misplacing things.

The Prognosis for Alzheimer’s Disease.

• As the disease progresses, you will find it increasingly difficult to think and remember, learn new information and make decisions.

Current Research for Alzheimer’s

Disease. • There is no cure or prevention for

this disease, but scientists are still working on a prevention, and they are still looking for the cause of this disease.

A Famous Person With Alzheimer’s

Disease.• One famous person was president

Reagan.• Reagan has had Alzheimer’s

disease for about 7 years.• He cannot even remember his

daughter and wife’s name.

The Facts

• Alzheimer's disease affects the memory of a person.

• No scientists have found the cure.

Bibliography

Alzheimer's Association. Alzheimer’s Disease. Internet WWW page, at URL: http://www.alz.org (1999)

White House. Ronald Reagan. Internet WWW page, at URL: http://www.Whitehouse.org (1999)

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