Many strains have a hyaluronic acid capsule that is antiphagocytic. Group B Streptococci (Streptococcus agalactiae) are bacitracin resistant. Group D include Enterococci (Streptococcus faecalis) and Non-enterococci (Streptococcus bovis).
The first warning refers to the risk of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), the leading known cause of mental retardation in the United States. The good news is that this condition is 100 percent preventable as long as a woman does not drink alcohol while she is pregnant.
Psychomotor retardation (also called psychomotor impairment) is a visible slowing of physical activity such as movement and speech. It may have either a mental or organic, cause. Psychomotor retardation occurs as a symptom of many disorders ranging from genetic syndromes to mental illness to medications. It can also be a symptom of muscular degeneration or neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease.