A new study suggests that a commonly available tetanus vaccine may help prevent or treat Parkinson’s disease.
How the tetanus bacteria invade the cells of the disease is not known, but researchers believe that they can gain access to the brain through nerve cells in the nose.
In one study, researchers reviewed a large record that looked at increases or decreases in the risk of rashes due to any type of vaccine given to older adults.
In the study, researchers examined 1,500 people diagnosed with epilepsy between the ages of 45 and 75 and compared them with a five-fold larger control group who did not have the disease but had symptoms similar to the disease. were
The researchers found that 1.6 percent of patients with eczema had received a tetanus vaccine before diagnosis, compared with 3.2 percent of healthy subjects.
People who received the vaccine recently had a greater protective effect against the disease, and none were diagnosed with Parkinson’s within two years.
Dr. Ariel Israel said that the less time that has passed since the vaccination, the less the chances of diagnosing the disease.
It should be noted that the tetanus vaccine is given to older people if they get a wound from the floor, road, or an area where Clostridium tetani, which causes tetanus, can be found.
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