Approximately how many children were affected during the Thalidomide Disaster?

• A. 1,000
• B. >10,000
• C. 50,000
• D. 100,000

Answer: (B)

The main idea is understanding the scale of harm from a drug safety failure. Thalidomide was marketed in the late 1950s and caused birth defects in a large number of babies worldwide. The best-supported estimate places affected children in the thousands, commonly around ten thousand to twelve thousand globally. So, choosing the option that indicates more than ten thousand matches the historical scope of the disaster. The other figures are either too small or too large to align with the widely cited estimates. This tragedy also helped drive major reforms in drug regulation to prevent similar harm in the future.