Information to Share with Kids

Below is some important points on Alzheimer's disease that you can share with children and families, so read it together.

Information about Alzheimer’s: Alzheimer’s is a disease, which occurs as we are aging. So we should start taking preventive methods before it occurs. There are nearly 18 millions of people who are suffering from this Alzheimer’s disease through out the world. There is no cure for this Alzheimer’s disease till now. This disease occurs generally at the age of 60 years or more. There are several symptoms for this Alzheimer’s disease. They are loss of initiative, memory loss, confusion, anxiety, anger, forgetfulness, wandering in nights, etc. There are three main stages in this disease. They are mild stage, medium stage and severe stage. Effective care and concern should be given to our loved ones. Alzheimer’s disease is not contagious disease. If anybody in the family gets Alzheimer’s disease then family members, relatives and friends who will be with them should also know about this disease. Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia.

Risk factors: There are many risk factors for this Alzheimer’s disease. They are family factors, hereditary, head injury, brain tumor, genetics, etc.

How to know information?

There are many Alzheimer’s organizations and awareness programs through out the world. These organizations will help in collecting funds to help in the research of this Alzheimer’s disease so that treatment can be found for this disease. We can now about these organizations from Internet or from the doctor whom we consult.

Causes

This Alzheimer’s disease was found in 1907. But cure for this disease was not found. Researchers are conducting tests on various factors such as diet, environment, health habits, memory, etc.  to know the exact reason for occurrence of this Alzheimer’s disease which has no proper treatment. This is Alzheimer’s disease is causes due to fail of nerve cells in areas of brain and other mental functions.

Alzheimer’s was first found in a woman who died because of sudden illness of brain. German scientist Dr. Alois Alzheimer found this in 1907. He also found some lumps and tangles in her brain. In research it is found that antioxidants present in some fruits and vegetables will help in the treatment of this Alzheimer’s disease. There are some prevention methods to be followed for this Alzheimer’s disease. They are doing regular exercise, walking, taking healthy diet which involves more vitamins, less carbohydrates, less fats, rich in fiber, less in calories, etc. This disease causes as we are aging so we should take these preventive methods from adult age only.

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