Causes Of Influenza During Pregnancy

Mental disorders are believed to start even before birth. According to the article I read, studies show that if a women has influenza during pregnancy, her child is three times for likely to have a mental illness such as schizophrenia. People having schizophrenia may be dysfunctional and deviant due to their delusions and the disordered thinking they may have. Studies also show that undernourished mothers tend of have kids with mania and depression. This depression can cause people to be a danger to themselves and they may show distress signals, but they may also not show that anything is wrong at all. Researchers found out that to prevent mental disorders you can do something as simple as good prenatal care including things from the flu short to proper nutrition. Stress is also to blame for mental disorders. The body’s response to stress is said to be one of the main reasons for a mental disorder. Stress should be the first distress signal that something is wrong. Studies done on mice by Paul Patterson, PhD, show that when mice infected with the influenza virus have offspring, the offspring have a long list of abnormal disorders. He believes that this is because it interferes with the synthesis of serotonin in the brain. This is important to discuss in our course because, it shows us what may lead to a mental illness and what poor prenatal care could cause.
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