# Viral infections during pregnancy linked to behavioral abnormalities in offspring

**URL:** <https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/viral-infections-during-pregnancy-linked-to-behavioral-abnormalities-in-offspring/2398>\
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**Created:** [May 2, 2019, 10:42pm UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/viral-infections-during-pregnancy-linked-to-behavioral-abnormalities-in-offspring/2398 "2019-05-02T22:42:11Z")\
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> **[Viral infections during pregnancy linked to behavioral abnormalities in...](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190502143346.htm)**
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> Male and female rats whose mother experienced a simulated viral infection during pregnancy behave abnormally, consistent with behavioral alterations in autism or schizophrenia.

  
Male and female rats whose mother experienced a simulated viral infection during pregnancy behave abnormally, consistent with behavioral alterations in autism or schizophrenia.