1-58Which of the Following Is a Plausible Explanation for How

question 94

Multiple Choice

1-58.Which of the following is a plausible explanation for how maternal influenza might lead to schizophrenia later in life?

• A)The flu virus may lie dormant in the brain until adolescence when it becomes active and initiates the degeneration that results in the symptoms of schizophrenia.
• B)The flu exposure may alter the fetal genes such that a susceptibility to schizophrenia is now part of the child's genetic makeup.
• C)Maternal antibodies could cross the placenta and interfere with brain development such that the risk of developing schizophrenia is enhanced later in life.
• D)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.

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