Jane and Edith and PIEN'ers,

Hi from the Coast of Maine....

Did mononucleosis,
or influenza A (flu type A),
after World War I,affect you
or your grandfather, Jane? Edith, I guess
you are a PWP -am I right? Or is it
your husband? Any history of severe childhood
health problems, with "flu bugs" ?

I am exploring the idea that PD is
a virally -caused disease. This might
 be true for some, or
perhaps many PWP's. Like
Lou Gehrig's disease, or amyelotrophic lateral
sclerosis, or ALS, and probably also like MS , or
multiple sclerosis, PD could be
a slowly developing virally-caused disease
of the central nervous system.

 Somehow, the substantia nigra area
would have been invaded by a slowly-
developing virus that eventually takes over,
changing the DNA instructions for brain
chemistry , but gradually.

   This theory would explain why amantadine is
effective in PD; despite having been designed
as an antiviral pill. Curiously, amantadine is
in common use. and it stops PD symptoms
or reduces them in some PWP's.

I am gung-ho for research in virology and
immunology to find the cause of PD....
any comments or thoughts on my above
questions, Jane and Edith??


Ivan
52/39/36



On Mon, 25 Feb 2002 08:36:00 -0800 edith love <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> I hope that those of you who are concerned about fluoride took the
> HOW
> survey. Fluoride is listed in Section D.
>
> E of the headdress
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Jane Ross
> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 9:09 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Flouride
>
>
> Dee,
> I was a fluoride test child when I was in the first or second grade
> where
> they painted our teeth with fluoride at school.
> Dee, I have heard of being exposed to insecticides or being a welder
> but
> never heard of fluoride as a cause. Just to keep you on your toes,
> my
> father
> was a welder and as a kid I used to play in the shavings, brass
> welding rod
> drippings and pretend the used rods were cigarettes.
> Also we live in an area that has a vector control and for the past
> 36 years
> they have sprayed our house with malathalon (spelling) to kill the
> mosquitoes.
> One more for you, my Grandfather had Parkinson's
>
> jjjane
>
> http://www.geocities.com/janet313/pienet/ross/
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