Minamata disease is-: (A) Copper poisoning, (B) Arsenic poisoning, (C) Methyl mercury poisoning, (D) Lead Poisoning
Answer is C. Ans. is 'c' i.e., Methyl mercury poisoning o Minamata disease is methyl mercury poisoning that occurred in humans who ingested fish and shellfish contaminated by methylmercury discharged in wastewater from the chemical plant o Symptoms of Minamata disease includes sensory disorders of four extremities which are:- # Loss of feeling or numbness. # Cerebellar ataxia. # Tunnel vision or blindness. # Smell and hearing impairment. # Disequilibrium syndrome. # More serious cases led to convulsion, seizures, paralysis and possibly death.