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Why does the body produce carbon dioxide if it is harmful to the human
body?

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Carbon monoxide can kill. The gas forms when there is not enough oxygen to produce carbon dioxide -- essentially when the carbon in fuel is not burned completely. Carbon monoxide prevents oxygen in the blood from being carried throughout the body, causing asphyxiation.

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