As per a
study in World Microtoxin Journal and reported in Science Daily, a type of
fungus coatin seen on stored corn, wheat, rice and nut may worsen the AIDS
epidemic in developing countries.
Aflatoxin
is produced by fungus Aspergillus flavas and parasiticus. Chronic exposure to aflatoxin
is linked to liver damage and cancer. The study showed that patients who had
the highest exposure of the fungus on the rice were six times more likely to
have high HIV virus than those in the lower group.
The fungus
toxin may suppress immune system or may increase the expression of genes that
results in more copies of virus.
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