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Doctors say it is possible that an Alzheimer's patient could progress to the point that damage from the disease to the centers of the brain that control breathing could cause death, but patients rarely get that far without an infection setting in.
Alzheimerâs disease is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States. More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimerâs. Every 66 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimerâs disease.