cause deafness
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Mumps can cause deafness and inflame the brain, pancreas, testicles, ovaries and breast tissue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
About 5% of infected children get pneumonia and about 1 in every 1,000 will develop brain swelling, which can cause deafness or intellectual disability.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
With more than 100 genes that can cause deafness when mutated, there are other potential targets for gene therapies.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 26, 2024
With many of the other mutations that cause deafness, hair cells die during infancy or even at the fetal stage.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
In attacking the problem, the most immediate practical program lies in the arrest of those diseases, especially infantile and infectious diseases, that cause deafness.
From The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States by Harry Best
