Multiple choice

The signs and symptoms of a disease depend on the tissue or organ which the microbe targets. Which of the following organs will be affected by the virus causing Japanese encephalitis, which enters the body through a mosquito bite?

  1. Brain

  2. Liver

  3. Lungs

  4. Kidneys

  5. All the lymph nodes

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Explanation

The virus causing Japanese encephalitis or brain fever enters through a mosquito bite and it goes on to infect the brain.