In the United States about one million people are believed to suffer from Parkinson's disease. About 50,000 new cases are reported every year. Many things are associated with Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's disease is a very serious disease. It is a progressive disorder of the central nervous system that results from degeneration of nerve cells in a region of the brain that controls movement. This degeneration creates a shortage of the brain-signaling chemical known as dopamine, causing …showed first 75 words of 657 total…

…showed last 75 words of 657 total…the disease. On the other hand, people with young-onset Parkinson's disease often have more movement problems due to the most commonly prescribed medication, Levodopa, than older people with the disease. For this reason, young-onset patients are usually treated with alternatives to levodopa. So, Parkinson's disease and "young on-set" Parkinson's disease is very serious, but it is not contagious and does not have to be reported by physicians, the seriousness of the disease is often underestimated.