Parkinson's Disease
by: Melanne & Hailey
Symptoms
* Parkinson's Disease is a progressive disease of the nervous system.
*While having this disease your body gives you poor balance,
*It makes you very tired and makes you dizzy.
*You also get tremor in your hands and limbs.
Body Reactions
*Stiffness in the arms and legs.
*slowness of movement.
~As symptoms get worse people the disease may have trouble walking ,talking and doing simple tasks. They may also get depressed and have sleeping problems, trouble chewing ,swallowing and speaking.
Causes and Cures
~Parkinson's Disease is caused by mutations.
*it is nondisjunction
*it is sex-linked
*could be triggered by other factors
Fun Facts
* 13 out of 100,000 people are diagnosed with this disease
*medications can help control the symptoms
*new cases are identified each year each year
*most common age is between 40-60 years old
*Parkinson disease is second most common neurodegenerative " degeneration of the nervous tissue"