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Can a 15 year old get fatal insomnia?
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Fatal Insomnia: Typically this occurs in the 30s, but of course can occur younger. This is a highly rare disease.
Answered 11/28/2017
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Not reported yet: Fatal Insomnia is an extremely RARE disease with an average onset in age of between 35-50 years of age. Youngest recorded I believe is 18. Only about 100 people worldwide have been documented as having the disease since 2005 and most of them are in families, not sporadic. The chance that a 15 year old would contract this particular disease have to be LESS than astronomical!
Answered 5/21/2016
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