Which statement provides the WEAKEST evidence linking schizophrenia to early viral exposure?
A) A higher percentage of people diagnosed with schizophrenia have specific antibodies than those who are not diagnosed with schizophrenia.
B) Mothers of people with schizophrenia were more likely to have had influenza while pregnant than mothers of people who do not have schizophrenia.
C) Pregnant animals exposed to influenza produce a greater percentage of offspring with schizophrenia-like symptoms compared to animals who were not exposed to influenza.
D) People who were born in the late winter months have higher rates of schizophrenia than people born during other times of the year.

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The statement about people born in the late winter months having higher rates of schizophrenia provides the weakest evidence linking schizophrenia to early viral exposure because it does not directly connect schizophrenia to viral exposure, unlike the other options which directly involve antibodies, maternal influenza exposure, or experimental evidence of influenza exposure leading to schizophrenia-like symptoms in offspring.

Which Statement Provides the WEAKEST Evidence Linking Schizophrenia to Early