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During illness an 80 kg man ran a fever of `102.2^(@)F` instead of normal body temperature of `98.6^(@)F` . Assuming that human body is mostly water, how much heat is required to raise his temperature by that amount

A

100 kcal

B

160 kcal

C

50 kcal

D

92 kcal

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