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Aflatoxin vs Aflatoxicosis - What's the difference?

aflatoxin | aflatoxicosis |

As nouns the difference between aflatoxin and aflatoxicosis

is that aflatoxin is (poison) any of a family of mycotoxins, produces by molds of the aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food or peanuts while aflatoxicosis is disease caused by aflatoxin.

aflatoxin

English

(wikipedia aflatoxin)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (poison) Any of a family of mycotoxins, produces by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food or peanuts.

    • aflatoxicosis

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia aflatoxicosis)
  • disease caused by aflatoxin