Farmers Are More Likely To Develop Parkinson's Disease Than People In Other Occupations

Paraquat is the most deadly of all of the agricultural chemicals that the EPA allows to be used on US farms

Friday, June 24, 2022 - Thousands of lawsuits have been registered to be filed alleging that paraquat, a deadly defoliant used by farmers to control weeds, leads to the development of Parkinson's disease. Studies show that farmers and farmworkers that regularly have used paraquat on their crops have a higher likelihood of getting the deadly condition. Being exposed to agricultural pesticides and herbicides could be the leading cause of Parkinson's disease. According an article recently published by Scientific American, one of the nation's authorities on health-related topics, conducting farm operations could be a health hazard that leads to Parkinson's disease. According to SA, "The data confirm it: farmers are more prone to Parkinson's than the general population. And pesticides could be to blame. Over a decade of evidence shows a clear association between pesticide exposure and a higher risk for the second most common neurodegenerative disease, after Alzheimer's." Farmers who have worked with paraquat are filing paraquat lawsuits to attempt to hold Syngenta and Cheveron, two of the chemical's manufacturers, accountable in a court of law. The lawsuits are bolstered by the continued efforts of those human health organizations whose mission it is to find the source of Parkinson's disease and eliminate it. Farmers and farmworkers are exposed to paraquat regularly month after month, year after year and are uniquely effected by the cumulative effects of regularly inhaling the chemical. The article in Scientific American goes on to warn readers, "It's clear that pesticides wreak havoc on the brain through a variety of mechanisms. Hence farmers and others regularly exposed are at risk for a multipronged, possibly cumulative attack."

Paraquat is the most deadly of all of the chemicals that the EPA allows to be used on US farms. Paraquat Parkinson's disease is fatal and irreversible destruction of the ganglia and neurons in the brain that facilitate communication between brain cells. People with Parkinson's disease gradually lose their memory and their ability to control the motor functions of the body like walking or controlling their arms. One of the first signs of developing Parkinson's disease is the inability to control one's hands and it will show in their handwriting. Plaintiff attorneys point out that only one sip can kill as per the guidance of the EPA and FDA. Thousands of people have died from accidentally drinking paraquat stored causally in used soft drink containers. Others drink paraquat to commit suicide because of its fast-acting properties of causing death. That being said, the EPA has labeled paraquat a restricted use herbicide and farmers who use it must first obtain a license. The EPA has issued the statement that runs counter to the opinion of scientists to the effect that paraquat is safe as used as they direct. Nonetheless, several farmers who were paraquat-licensed still developed Parkinson's disease and have filed lawsuits to that effect.

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