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References:

[1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26943...
[2] https://health.howstuffworks.com/dise...
[3] https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sh...
[4] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
[5] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26513...
[6] https://www.jstor.org/stable/2830331
[7] https://naturemed.org/how-toxins-caus....
[8] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
[9]https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24210...
[10] https://www.cell.com/current-biology/...