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Which of the following organ gets infected by Japanese encephalitis?

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Kidney
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Brain
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Liver
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Lungs
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Solution

The correct option is B Brain
Japanese encephalitis is spread through the mosquito bites. Bacterial or viral infections of the brain, injection of toxic substances or increased complications of an infectious disease are the major cause of the disease. It affects the central nervous system. It causes the brain fever. The virus mainly originates from mosquitoes or swine. So, the correct answer is option B.

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