The way the study would work would be to survey people already diagnosed with PD and see if they
tested positive for TB and/or had been treated for the disease. Some, but not all, people testing
positive for TB could go on to develop PD.
It would be similar to the sort of statistical studies done regarding exposure to pesticides and
development of PD. You might have been exposed to pesticides and develop PD or you might not. If
you read Dr. Lieberman's new book, you can look at the charts that show the highest incidence of
PD in the US occurs in the plains states, like North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and
Nebraska. He says it could be something to do with the farming communities (which use lots of
pesticides) or it could be the ethnic background (mostly Scandanavian or northern European), or it
could be a combination of the two.
One of the reasons I'm asking about PD and TB is that there are already indications of a
correlation between some type of inflammatory process and Alzheimer's disease. A well-constructed
survey of PWP might show the same sort of correlation. Find the cause could lead to finding the
cure.
Connie
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Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 17:14:23 -0300
From: "Brightline" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Link between PD and TB?
Hi! Connie:
My mother had TB before she was married and never had any other health
problems till she dies at the age of 88.
My wife has a spot in her ljungs once infected by TB and she so far had
not developed PD; she is 64 now.
I tested positive for TB but never had TB; but am deveoping PD on top of
ET.
If you screen the 800 and odd million people in India, I am sure they
most if not all would be positive for TB test; that does not mean they have
TB or they would develop PD.
So this observation yoou are reporting could be just a coincidence or
the environmental conditions in North Aamerica are different from India
raising the possibilit y of some sort of relationship between TB and PD.
Raj
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