Nobel prize for medicine was given for confirming the role of Helicobacter pylori in causing

Bronchitis

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Peptic ulcer

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Solution

The correct option is B Peptic ulcer
Helicobacter pylori is a spiral shape bacteria that resides in the digestive tract ad attacks the stomach lining. It is responsible for peptic ulcers. It was discovered my Marshall and Warren in the stomach of patients with ulcers and so they were awarded nobel prize in 2005.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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