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Which pollution causes jaundice?
Which pollution causes jaundice?
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The correct option is B Water
- Jaundice is the illness of the liver characterized by the inability of the liver to break down the yellow pigment called bilirubin.
- So, it starts accumulating in the blood. It causes impaired digestion, inflammation of the liver, yellowing of the skin, eyes, nausea, and in severe cases, toxicity of the blood and death.
- Jaundice can occur due to many reasons but the infection of hepatitis virus consumed via contaminated water is the major cause worldwide.
- The hepatitis virus easily spreads through the mixing of fecal matter with the drinking water source and causes liver diseases, of which jaundice is most prominent.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Water'.
- Jaundice is the illness of the liver characterized by the inability of the liver to break down the yellow pigment called bilirubin.
- So, it starts accumulating in the blood. It causes impaired digestion, inflammation of the liver, yellowing of the skin, eyes, nausea, and in severe cases, toxicity of the blood and death.
- Jaundice can occur due to many reasons but the infection of hepatitis virus consumed via contaminated water is the major cause worldwide.
- The hepatitis virus easily spreads through the mixing of fecal matter with the drinking water source and causes liver diseases, of which jaundice is most prominent.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Water'.
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