BY :FELICITY SANDERS AND ZANE GODWIN .

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Lou gehrig’s diease

Lou gehrig diease is a diease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement.

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How does it affect your body ? It damages your motor nuerons the

brain and spinal cord . This cause your motor nuerons in the

brain to shrink and disspear. The nervous system is most affected by

lou geghrigs diease .the musclucar system is also affected by lou geghrig diease .

Treatment /cost

There is no treatment for asl but the medicine used is called riluzole it slows the diease progression and prolongs life.

The therapy cost about 1700$ a week .