Questions: My favourite dwelling place is corn. My products get down to your liver, where I transform into a carcinogen. Who am I?

My favourite dwelling place is corn. My products get down to your liver, where I transform into a carcinogen. Who am I?
Transcript text: My favourite dwelling place is corn. My products get down to your liver, where I transform into a carcinogen. Who am I?
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The answer is the fourth one (D): aflatoxin.

Explanation for each option:

  1. Hepatitis B virus: This virus primarily affects the liver and can lead to liver cancer, but it is not associated with corn or transforming into a carcinogen directly. It is a virus, not a product derived from corn.

  2. Flukes: These are parasitic flatworms that can infect various parts of the body, including the liver, but they are not related to corn or directly transforming into a carcinogen.

  3. Pinworm: This is a type of parasitic worm that primarily affects the intestines, not the liver, and is not associated with corn or carcinogenic transformation.

  4. Aflatoxin: Aflatoxins are toxic compounds produced by certain molds (Aspergillus species) that grow on corn and other crops. Aflatoxins are known to be carcinogenic, particularly affecting the liver, where they can transform into a carcinogen.

Summary: Aflatoxin is the correct answer because it is a product associated with corn that can transform into a carcinogen in the liver.

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