Question 4
EasyOriginal questionMinamata disease, first seen in Japan among people who ate contaminated fish, is caused by poisoning with
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer C
Correct answer: C
Explanation
A factory released mercury compounds into Minamata Bay; they built up in fish and then in the people who ate them.
Mercury damages the nervous system.
Worth noting
Itai-itai disease, also from Japan, was caused by cadmium.
- Concept
- Minamata disease
- Typical timeTypical
- 35 s
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