Question

Betty was born with deformities of the arms and legs, as well as damage to her heart and kidneys. She scores below average in intelligence. Based on the damage to the developing organism, you could conclude that Betty’s mother took __________ while pregnant.

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

Thalidomide is the answer.

It is a medication used to treat a number of cancers (including multiple myeloma), graft-versus-host disease, and a number of skin conditions including complications of leprosy.

It was a widely used drug in the late 1950s and early 1960s

The effect of Thalidomide on pregnant woman, who would use it to cure nauseousness, would make the children deformed. It became apparent in the 1960s that thalidomide treatment resulted in severe birth defects in thousands of children.

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