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Dysentery, which can cause severe diarrhoea with mucus or blood in the faeces, results from inflammation of which organ?

Correct answer B. Colon

Explanation

Dysentery is inflammation of the intestine, especially the colon, usually caused by Shigella bacteria or Entamoeba histolytica, leading to bloody diarrhoea.

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