The two primary types of toxins associated with foodborne illness are neurotoxins and ________.

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Neurotoxins affect the nervous system, while enterotoxins affect the digestive system. Hemotoxins affect the blood and cytotoxins affect cells, but these are not commonly associated with foodborne illness. Biotoxins can refer to any toxin produced by living organisms, so it is too broad of a term to fully categorize the types of toxins associated with foodborne illness.

The Two Primary Types of Toxins Associated with Foodborne Illness