Parkinson's Disease Research Paper

Orphan diseases are known as serious disorders with very limited medical research provided for treatment. While some are more uncommon than others, knowledge and research are extremely limited in all orphan diseases; Parkinson’s disease is one such disease. It was discovered back in the early 1800s by James Parkinson. Today, this sickness branches out worldwide and affects many in society. Even though it is not fatal, it kills of any chance of living a productive and active lifestyle. It has only taken a few hundred years for scientists to realize the urgency for a cure. Parkinson’s is one of the most well known orphan diseases, but how much do we actually know?

Parkinson’s disease is a widespread disease that affects millions around …show more content…
Both are very similar, although, symptoms tend to be more severe and last longer than the original warning signs. Typical symptoms include: slow voluntary movements, a decrease in facial expression and eye blinking, the development of a monotonous voice with slurring of speech, slouched posture and stuttered walk, off balance often and always having a difficult time rising from a sitting position, shaking of the body in hands and legs, difficulty swallowing, and dizziness ("Parkinson's Disease Symptoms"). Joints become brittle and uncontrollable while the brain becomes unreachable. The most common, but not limited to, symptoms tend to show up early in the development of the disease. Warning signs that are also symptoms, but are less serious, are: shaking of the body, loss of emotion and expression, and poor posture; others include: a major decrease in handwriting size, a loss of smell, developing sleep problems that can form insomnia, difficulty walking or moving without aid, and the possibility of fainting uncontrollably ("Early Warning Signs: Parkinson's"). Patient's entire bodies are dominated by this disease, and they lose all control of themselves. The deviation is that there is little to do to …show more content…
Parkinson’s disease ruins your life. People living with this illness experience difficulties performing normal simple tasks that become common practice for the public. They struggle taking care of their homes and families, obtaining a steady job, and even driving; this results in an early retirement and easily being isolated and sheltered at home or in a nursing home (ETAL. "Living with Parkinson's"). Society beings to separate and discriminate these people because they develop unfavorable views. People begin to look to Parkinson’s patients as weird and uncontrollable, while others may look at them as uneducated and lazy for trying to get out of working. Overall, they are harshly looked upon, even though the sickness they are battling with is far from their

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