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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Prepared for: Prepared by: ……….. SOCS 325 Environmental Sociology Figure 1. ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. (Christie McLead). #ALS IceBucketChallenge ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in th...

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

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SOCS 325 Environmental Sociology




January 12, 2019




Figure 1. ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. (Christie McLead).




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, #ALSIceBucketChallenge

ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that

affects nerve cells in the bran & the spinal cold. According to Dr. Lucie Brujin, “There are two

different types of ALS, sporadic & familial. Sporadic, which is the most common form of the

disease in the U.S., accounts for 90 to 95 percent of all cases. It may affect anyone, anywhere.

Familial ALS (FALS) accounts for 5 to 10 percent of all cases in the U.S. Familial ALS means

the disease is inherited. In those families, there is a 50% chance each offspring will inherit the

gene mutation & may develop the disease”.

A campaign to promote awareness of ALS went viral in 2014, using social media as a

platform to reach a worldwide audience. This campaign was named the Ice Bucket Challenge

with the hashtag #ALSIceBucketChallenge used in multiple social media like Facebook,

Instagram, Twitter & Snapchat. The main purpose of the Ice Bucket Challenge is to promote

awareness of the disease ALS & encourage donations to research. The challenge consists of a

person being recorded as a bucket of water & ice is dumped on their head. The person then

nominates a minimum of three people to do the same thing, having only a 24-hour time to

complete the challenge & donate to the ALS association. This challenge is intended to everyone

who is involved in social media, more than 17 million people participated in the challenge

worldwide. In the U.S., there were 2.5 million participants who donated $115 million to the ALS

association. More than 17 million people posted videos online, including Bill Gates & former

president George W. Bush. Over a two-year period, the money raised through the challenge

helped fund research & development of treatment drugs. According to Amanda Trejos, a reporter

from USA Today, “The Ice Bucket Challenge raised more than $115 million for the ALS




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