Pandemics are usually equated with infectious diseases such as Zika, influenza, and HIV.
However, an imminent noninfectious pandemic, Parkinson disease (PD), requires
immediate action. Neurological disorders are now the leading cause of disability in the
world. 1 Among these neurological disorders, the fastest growing is PD, whose growth is
surpassing that of Alzheimer disease. 1 From 1990 to 2015, the prevalence of, and thus
disability and deaths owing to, PD more than doubled. 1 The Global Burden of Disease …