a form of mercury poisoning among people who ate fish from mercury-contaminated waters of Minamata Bay off Japan in the 1950s; characterized by severe neurological degeneration
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minamata disease::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | mercury poisoning |
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minamata disease
Minamata disease was first discovered in Minamata city in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan in 1956.
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Minamata disease was diagnosed in 1975 among a group of aboriginal people living on two reserves in northwestern Ontario, Canada.
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