One of the most common causes of intellectual disability in the United States is ____

a. congenital rubella syndrome
b. cocaine addiction
c. fetal alcohol syndrome
d. the use of thalidomide by pregnant women
e. the use of tetracycline by pregnant women


ANSWER: c

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