PD and infections that can cause inflammation in the nervous system

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Swine Flu Linked to Parkinson's Like Brain Changes

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Growing evidence suggests that neurodegenerative diseases like

Parkinson's may develop in part due to environmental factors, including

infections that can cause inflammation in the nervous system.

Mice who fully recovered from infection with the H1N1 influenza virus —

the same virus responsible for the swine flu — were later more

susceptible to chemical toxins known to trigger Parkinson's in the lab.

"This study has provided more evidence to support the idea that

environmental factors, including influenza, may be involved in

Parkinson's disease," author Richard J. Smeyne, of Thomas Jefferson

University and the Vickie and Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience,

said in a press release.