ALS, despite being a dreadful and fatal disease, lacked the awareness and knowledge amongst the people.
For all we know, there are no curative measures one can take after being diagnosed with it. All a patient can do is to rely on the medicine called Rilutek which slows the progression by decreasing the glutamate levels.
The ‘ALS Ice Bucket Challenge' has rendered this disease the awareness it needed.
Pete Frates, former captain of the Boston College baseball team was diagnosed with ALS too. He is the one all these viral videos spreading awareness can be attributed to. So this is where the ‘ALS Ice Bucket Challenge' began.