• SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    They use fungicides on vineyards in Europe though. In France there are more people diagnosed with Parkinson’s around vineyards than anywhere else in the country

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      Parkinson’s disease can be recognized as an occupational disease for people who have used herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides frequently and for many years in a professional context. The fact that Parkinson’s disease is now recognized as an occupational disease means that those affected are entitled to support from the employers’ liability insurance association if the disease developed as a result of their occupational activity.

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