What are the chances of getting motor neurone disease and your chances of surviving it?

Question: What are the chances of getting motor neurone disease and your chances of surviving it?
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  cure,
  disease,
  health,
  medicine,
  mnd
Asked by 573eura36 to Ali on 12 Nov 2014.
- Alison Thomson answered on 12 Nov 2014:
  
  About 2 people in every 100,000 are diagnosed with MND every year, but it’s more common in older people around the age of 50. Unfortunately there are no survivors since there is no cure, but the amount of time a person can live depends entirely on how severe the disease is.
  Good question!

Question: What are the chances of getting motor neurone disease and your chances of surviving it?