A 35-year-old farmer is brought to the emergency department 2 hours after accidental exposure to an organophosphorus pesticide. He presents with profuse salivation, muscle fasciculations, miosis, and respiratory distress. His wife mentions he was spraying crops when the container leaked. Which of the following mechanisms best explains the toxicity of organophosphorus compounds?

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