World Parkinson’s Day

by time news

On the occasion of World Parkinson’s Day, we are taking stock of this neurodegenerative disease. It is manifested by motor symptoms (movement disorders, tremors), but also by cognitive disorders. Over the past 25 years, the prevalence of Parkinson’s disease has doubled.

The prevalence of Parkinson’s disease has doubled over the past 25 years. © Getty Images/iStockphoto – yumiyum

What causes the disease ? What are its possible evolutions? ? What management is recommended for patients ?

At the end of the showwe take stock of the Marburg virus vaccine strategyset up by the World Health Organization in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania, where outbreaks have occurred. We talk about it with Dr. Sylvain Baizeresponsible for National reference center for viral haemorrhagic fevers, at the Institut Pasteur.

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