What is Alzheimer’s
disease?
* September 21 is World Alzheimer's Day.
* The day is observed to spread awareness about Alzheimer's disease across the globe.
What is Alzheimer’s
disease?
* Alzheimer’s disease is most common form of dementia (loss of memory).
* The disease, caused by the degeneration of brain cells and nerves, impacts functioning of the brain, affecting day- to-day activities in its victims.
* The disease is generally diagnosed in the people over 65-year age.
* The main symptoms include difficulty in remembering recent events which gradually develops into advance symptoms like confusion, irritability and aggression, mood swings,trouble with language, and long-term memory loss.
* There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death.
* About a fourth of the world's Alzheimer's patients live in India
* Alzheimer’s disease is most common form of dementia (loss of memory).
* The disease, caused by the degeneration of brain cells and nerves, impacts functioning of the brain, affecting day- to-day activities in its victims.
* The disease is generally diagnosed in the people over 65-year age.
* The main symptoms include difficulty in remembering recent events which gradually develops into advance symptoms like confusion, irritability and aggression, mood swings,trouble with language, and long-term memory loss.
* There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death.
* About a fourth of the world's Alzheimer's patients live in India
What
is Youth Unite for Voter Awareness (YUVA) ?
* The Election Commission of India unveiled an initiative to identify the missing and non-voters to encourage them for voting.
*The Commission has designed a YUVA strategy which abbreviates “Youth Unite for Voter Awareness” (YUVA) to encourage increased participation of young women and men in the electoral process.
* The Election Commission of India unveiled an initiative to identify the missing and non-voters to encourage them for voting.
*The Commission has designed a YUVA strategy which abbreviates “Youth Unite for Voter Awareness” (YUVA) to encourage increased participation of young women and men in the electoral process.
The Commission is making efforts to include homeless people, nomads, transgenders, NRIs among others in the electoral process.
The body also aims to build greater support and chorus of views in favor of participatory democracy and promote and sustain it through election literacy and enlightened voter participation.
* It was noted by the EC that nearly 281 million voters in the country did not exercise their participated in voting during the last Lok Sabha elections in 2009.