Which of the Following Is a Plausible Explanation for How

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a plausible explanation for how maternal influenza might lead to schizophrenia later in life?

• A) The flu virus frequently has long-term effects on the behavior of affected individuals; maternal infection with influenza may result in an environment that is likely to trigger schizophrenia in the susceptible individual.
• B) Maternal antibodies could cross the placenta and interfere with brain development such that the risk of developing schizophrenia is enhanced later in life.
• C) The flu exposure may alter the fetal genes such that a susceptibility to schizophrenia is now part of the child's genetic makeup.
• D) The flu virus may lay dormant in the brain until adolescence when it becomes active and initiates the degeneration that results in the symptoms of schizophrenia.