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Congenital Hearing Loss in Virus Infection: Rubella and CMV Infection in Children

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The inner ears seem to be especially susceptible to damage from virus infections and bacterial infections. As it is well known that is why virus or bacteria can infect her fetus and cause congenital hearing loss, if a pregnant woman contracts it.

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  1. Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Chiba Children’s Hospital, Chiba, Japan

    Fumiyo Kudo MD

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  1. Kamio Memorial Foundation, 101-0063, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Jun-Ichi Suzuki MD (President of Hearing International Japan) (President of Hearing International Japan)

  2. Department of Otolaryngology, Teikyo University Ichihara Hospital, 299-0111, Ichihara, Chiba, Japan

    Takeo Kobayashi MD (Visiting Professor) (Visiting Professor)

  3. ENT Department, National Children’s Hospital, 157-8535, Setagaya-ku Tokyo, Japan

    Keijiro Koga MD (Former Head) (Former Head)

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Kudo, F. (2004). Congenital Hearing Loss in Virus Infection: Rubella and CMV Infection in Children. In: Suzuki, JI., Kobayashi, T., Koga, K. (eds) Hearing Impairment. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68397-1_33

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