The Characteristic, Occurrence of Aflatoxin and Associated Risk with Human Health

Aflatoxins are toxins produced by the fungus Aspergillus parasiticus and flavus. They colorless, cannot be detected under normal light, odorless contaminated foods most often do not have any special or bad smell. Environmental factors such as temperature, vectors causing grain damage an important effect on favoring colonization of production aflatoxins. contaminate agriculture products worldwide affecting their quality, safety & security. The effects security cause health threats among people animals long-term exposure through consumption because they mutagenic, teratogenic, genotoxic, carcinogenic. Humans can develop disease known aflatoxicosis a result aflatoxins Acute Chronic primary aflatoxicosis. Aflatoxins' been shown to decrease immune response also it growth retardation in babies affect nutritional deficiency. It disrupt enzymes that hormones, endocrine glands, neurotransmitters which may influence person's cognitive abilities, memory, learning, restlessness, muscular tremors, seizures, absentmindedness, uncoordinated movement muscles, aberrant agitation caused deficiencies neurotransmitters. Aflatoxin toxicity humans range from acute chronic conditions liver carcinoma, internal bleeding, edema, instant death. toxicosis gastrointestinal dysfunctions animals. detrimental negative impacts vascular fragility cardiovascular health, tissue teratogenic consequences. According reports, severe mostly respiratory systems lung cancer.