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what is Parkinsons Disease? is it fatal?

I am doing a report on parkinsons disease in health i need to know what it is.

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1. Check out yahoo and google. It is a desease of the nervous system, where the patient can't control muscles shaking.
2. it is a disease where you lose control of your muscles...michael j fox suffers from parkinsons.i do not believe that it is fatal but you will have to check on that.there is however no cure.there are several websites on this disease including some about michael j fox.
3. its a disease that makes the person shake all the time and yes some do at some stage of the disease and it does become fatal
4. That's simple. Just do a search on Parkinson's disease.
5. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/parkinsons_disease/parkinsons_disease.htm
6. it effects your nerve system and makes you shake all over and yes it is fatal,But sense that acter mike got it in late 90,s,He made more rich poeple come more of awear of it and donant money to foundation to find cure,they have not but have come out with more meds. that keep you alive longer and helps stop trembles some what!Hollywood
7. It is the most common cause of parkinsonian syndromes ( these are number of degenerative diseases affecting the basal ganglia of the brain, which present with slowness of movement, increased rigidity, tremor and loss of postural reflexes.