Parkinson's disease is not infectious. You can't catch it. There are various ways in which you can develop PD, a chronic, incurable, progressive neurodegenerative disease. PD is a collection of syndromes which may help to understand why both symptoms and rate of progression vary from patient to patient despite general categorized stages.
PD is currently considered to be primarily idiopathic in origin. This means that the root causes are unknown. Even the mechanism is not fully understood although there is ongoing research. Idiopathic PD is thought to be triggered by a variety of environmental causes. Such causes include but are not limited to certain heavy metal exposure which usually takes place over a period of time. Severe head trauma can cause brain lesions which might subsequently become an underlying cause of the disease. Certain chemical exposures such as pesticides and herbicides are another trigger. Some researchers consider PD to be a disease of inflammation, some a prion disorder, others feel that it can be an outgrowth of stress and sleep disorders. Parkinsonian conditions may be caused by medication interactions and even by street drugs which can have unexpected ingredients.
At this time about 17% of PD cases are considered genetic. Several genes have been identified which when mutated can promote the disease often with the same environmental triggers as idiopathic PD. Considering that a few years ago PD was considered to be only about 3% genetic, then 8% as more was learned, it could be that far more cases are genetic than we presently know.
Genetic PD can actually skip a generation or several generations. Some mutations are autosomal dominant and some recessive, Juvenile PD (2-20 years of age) is considered to be genetic in origin. Young or Early Onset PD (YOPD) is apparently a mix of genetic and idiopathic.
You can;t develop PD if someone with PD can't sneezes on you nor can they transmit it sexually. And you can't you develop PD from an insect bite. You might develop it by drinking well water in an agricultural area where certain insecticides and herbicides. As a welder you might develop PD from prolonged manganese fume exposure. You might develop parkinsonian symptoms by eating certain tropical fruit (soursop). But it is not infectious.
Its not a virus where you breathe in something in the air and you magically contract it. It's genetic. Unfortunately there is no sure way to not get it, but just hope that it doesn't run in your family.
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Parkinson's disease is not infectious. You can't catch it. There are various ways in which you can develop PD, a chronic, incurable, progressive neurodegenerative disease. PD is a collection of syndromes which may help to understand why both symptoms and rate of progression vary from patient to patient despite general categorized stages.
PD is currently considered to be primarily idiopathic in origin. This means that the root causes are unknown. Even the mechanism is not fully understood although there is ongoing research. Idiopathic PD is thought to be triggered by a variety of environmental causes. Such causes include but are not limited to certain heavy metal exposure which usually takes place over a period of time. Severe head trauma can cause brain lesions which might subsequently become an underlying cause of the disease. Certain chemical exposures such as pesticides and herbicides are another trigger. Some researchers consider PD to be a disease of inflammation, some a prion disorder, others feel that it can be an outgrowth of stress and sleep disorders. Parkinsonian conditions may be caused by medication interactions and even by street drugs which can have unexpected ingredients.
At this time about 17% of PD cases are considered genetic. Several genes have been identified which when mutated can promote the disease often with the same environmental triggers as idiopathic PD. Considering that a few years ago PD was considered to be only about 3% genetic, then 8% as more was learned, it could be that far more cases are genetic than we presently know.
Genetic PD can actually skip a generation or several generations. Some mutations are autosomal dominant and some recessive, Juvenile PD (2-20 years of age) is considered to be genetic in origin. Young or Early Onset PD (YOPD) is apparently a mix of genetic and idiopathic.
You can;t develop PD if someone with PD can't sneezes on you nor can they transmit it sexually. And you can't you develop PD from an insect bite. You might develop it by drinking well water in an agricultural area where certain insecticides and herbicides. As a welder you might develop PD from prolonged manganese fume exposure. You might develop parkinsonian symptoms by eating certain tropical fruit (soursop). But it is not infectious.
Exposure to manganese in welding fumes. Look up Manganism and Parkison's Disease.
It is not classed as genetic in the UK. It is a brain disorder which affects mobility.
My husband has it.
There is no way anyone can catch it.
Its not a virus where you breathe in something in the air and you magically contract it. It's genetic. Unfortunately there is no sure way to not get it, but just hope that it doesn't run in your family.
From your parents. It's genetic. Specifically, a mutation of certain inherited genes.