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Is als contagious?
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No.: Als is also called lou gerig's disease results from an attack on the spinal cord motor cells. This can be hereditary but is not caused by a bacteria or virus one can catch.
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NO: ALS is a degenerative disease of the motor neuron and is NOT a contagious or infectious disease.
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