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After cobra bite, venom affects the

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Brain
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Blood circulation
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Lungs
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None of the above
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Solution

The correct option is C Lungs
Cobras belong to the elapids sub-group of snakes and there are over 270 species of cobras. Cobra's venom contains postsynaptic neurotoxins that spread rapidly into the victim's bloodstream and affects the lungs causing respiratory failure and eventually, death.

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