Severe Flu Increases Risk of Parkinson's

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120720135717.htm

ScienceDaily (July 20, 2012) — Severe influenza doubles the odds that a person will develop Parkinson's disease later in life, according to University of British Columbia researchers.

However, the opposite is true for people who contracted a typical case of red measles as children -- they are 35 per cent less likely to develop Parkinson's, a nervous system disorder marked by slowness of movement, shaking, stiffness, and in the later stages, loss of balance.