Name: The name of my disease is Parkinson's Disease. It's named after the English doctor James Parkinson. He first discovered the disease in 1817. Parkinson's Disease is a disorder of the brain, which produces shaking, difficulty walking, movement, and coordination. Other names for Parkinson's Disease are paralysis agitons or shaking palsy. Parkinson's Disease effects both male and female ages 50-70.
             Causes: Parkinson's Disease is caused because of progressive decay of the nerve cells in the section of the brain that directs muscle movement. Dopamine is
             a substance used by cells to transmit impulses. Dopamine is produced in this area of the brain and the deterioration decreases the quantity of dopamine made.
             Without dopamine nerve cells can't function properly or transmit messages, which results in loss of muscle function. Researchers don't know what causes the
             deterioration in the first place, but they think that environmental toxins, such as pesticides are involved with the disease.
             Prevention: Deprenyl, if you begin early enough, can help to slow the progression of the disease. "Antioxidants, such as vitamin E and selenium mayalso help in the avoidance of Parkinson's Disease. If environmental toxins are also a cause it would most likely be helpful to stay away from them.
             Symptoms: Some symptoms of the disease are muscle rigidity, which consists of stiffness and difficulty of moving your arms or legs. More symptoms are loss of balance, slow movement, muscle aches, and shaking. Thereare also changes in your facial expressions and you voice and speech. You can lose your fine motor skills like eating and writing.
             Treatment: There really is no cure for Parkinson's Disease, but scientists are still looking for one. One thing they can do is give patients large doses of
             levadopa, because levadopa can pass through a blood-brain barrier that dop...