| Question 1: Aflatoxins are toxic and among the most ________ substances known. | |||
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| Question 2: Studies have shown that concurrent infection with the ________ virus (HBV) during aflatoxin exposure increases the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). | |||
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| Question 3: While the presence of ________ in food products does not always indicate harmful levels of aflatoxin are also present, it does imply a significant risk in consumption | |||
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| Question 4: High-level aflatoxin exposure produces an acute hepatic necrosis, resulting later in ________, and/or carcinoma of the liver. | |||
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| Question 5: Acute hepatic failure is made manifest by hemorrhage, edema, alteration in digestion, and absorption and/or metabolism of nutrients and mental changes and/or ________. | |||
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| Question 6: Medical research indicates that a regular diet including apiaceous vegetables such as carrots, parsnips, celery and parsley, reduces the ________ effects of aflatoxin. | |||
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| Question 7: Aflatoxins are naturally occurring mycotoxins that are produced by many species of ________, a fungus, most notably Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. | |||
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