When she was a child, Rashida was stricken with a disease that caused significant damage to her auditory nerves. As a result, she has struggled with partial hearing loss for most of her life and had to wear hearing aids all throughout middle school, high school, and college. What was the condition from which Rashida was most likely suffering?
A) mumps
B) measles
C) chicken pox
D) shingles
E) shigella

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Mumps is known to cause complications such as hearing loss due to damage to the auditory nerves, which aligns with Rashida's symptoms.

When She Was a Child, Rashida Was Stricken with a Disease