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In a message dated 98-06-03 03:45:38 EDT, you write: << I believe it was my neurologist who informed me that Amantadine is ANTI-VIRAL. So is Parkinson's Disease the result of a virus?? Would AIDS research on the AIDS virus help uncover the answers to the "cause" of Parkinson's? Ivan >> Ivan, Amantadine was developed as an influenza antibiotic. It is certainly not a satisfactory anti PD antibiotic (if a virus causes PD). To my way of thinking, the therapeutic relationship tends to prove PD not to be an ongoing viral process. However, doesn't rule out a viral event initiating it. Regards, WHH 54/18