He had a disease named after him known as: (Lou Gehrig's Disease)
You mean Lou Gehrig? It kills you by shutting down your nervous system.
Lou Gehrig's disease is a progressive neurological disease. It is also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The cause of Lou Gehrig's disease is not known, as of July 2014.
There is no known way to prevent Lou Gehrig's disease or to alter its course.
ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease
Lou Gehrig and Stephen Hawkings.
Two major forms of ALS are known: familial and sporadic. Familial Lou Gehrig's disease accounts for about 10% of all Lou Gehrig's disease cases.
ALS -Lou Gehrig's DiseaseOn June 2, 1941 at the age of 37, Lou Gehrig succumbed to Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) known today as "Lou Gehrig's disease"
He was retiring and he had Lou Gehrig's disease. Basically people wanted to here Lou Gehrig's last words in person.
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No, Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) is not contagious and cannot be transmitted from person to person. It is a neurodegenerative disease that primarily affects motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord.
I'm sure Lou Gehrig had diarrhea occasionally, as everyone does, but the disease called Lou Gehrig's Disease is ALS or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a degenerative disease of the central nervous system that causes the muscles to waste away.