Also from coast of maine- Rockport.  I was heavily exposed to spray for mosquitoes in 1951-55 in farm town in Illinois.  I recently talked to a lady who still lived there and she said the town still sprayed everything. I tried to find out the incidence of PD but had treouble getting local nurologist to talk to me.  He thought I was going to sue someone.  Jim


On Mon, 25 February 2002, Ivan M Suzman wrote:

>
> 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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