Question

Helen Keller was stricken with scarlet fever as an infant and ended up blind and with no hearing. Her ability to speak didn't occur until she was nearly adult. What area of the brain was severely affected by the scarlet fever?
a)occipital lobe
b)frontal lobe
c)cerebellum
d)temporal lobe

Answer 1

Answer: d)temporal lobe

Explanation:

The temporal lobe is the part of the brain. It facilitates the interpretation of the sound and language. It is associated with helping in vision. If the damage is caused to the temporal lobe caused due to injury or infection will lead to problems related to memory, vision, and interpretation of language.

The scarlet fever includes the symptoms of blindness, problems associated with the speaking and hearing. The brain part which get damaged and affected in the scarlet fever is the temporal lobe.

Answer 2

Ans. (d). temporal lobe.

Temporal lobe is the region of the brain, which is associated with vision, and interpretation of language and sounds we hear. Damage to temporal lobe due to injury or infection can leads to problems with language skills, vision, and memory.

As in infant, scarlet fever ended up with blindness, problems with hearing and speaking, the brain area affected by the scarlet fever is 'temporal lobe.'

Thus, the correct answer is option (d).