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Excessive consumption of alcohol over a long period damages the liver, leading to fatty liver and a condition called:
AEmphysema
BAtherosclerosis
CMetastasis
DCirrhosis
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Cirrhosis
1. Prolonged alcohol use depresses the nervous system and damages the liver.
2. This causes fatty liver, which progresses to cirrhosis with formation of fibrous tissue.
3. Emphysema is a lung condition, atherosclerosis affects arteries, and metastasis is cancer spread, so A, B and C are traps.
4. Hence the answer is D.
_Source: Samacheer Kalvi (TN SCERT) Class 10 Science, Unit "Health and Diseases", p.312_
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