Since its launch in 2010, Pretty Little Liars has become a social media phenomenon. The drama counts more than 14 million Facebook fans and another 10 million between Twitter and Instagram. The series holds the six most-tweeted scripted telecasts in TV history, Freeform says, with the cast collecting an impressive 36 Teen Choice Awards and four People's Choice Awards.
ALS is often referred to as a syndrome because the disease becomes apparent in various patterns. ALS occurs rarely and spontaneously. Currently, there is no cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. ALS Statistics. Most people who develop ALS are between the ages of 40 and 70, although the disease can occur at a younger age.
ALS is extremely rare, affecting only about two out of every 100,000 people, according to the ALS Association [source: ALSA]. About 5,600 people are diagnosed with the disease in the U.S. each year, and between 20,000 and 30,000 people live with it at any one time [source: ALSA]. What exactly causes ALS isnât known, but researchers are learning more about the disease all the time. In most cases (90 to 95 percent), there is no known cause, and the disease is called sporadic ALS. In the remaining cases (5 to 10 percent), the disease is passed down through families, and is called familial ALS.