Minamata Disease

Minamata Disease is a type of mercury poisoning that occurs when methyl mercury from contaminated fish enters the human body. This poisoning resulted in the deaths of 43 Japanese from the coastal city of Minamata during 1953-1956. The source of mercury was liquid waste from one of the local polyvinyl chloride production plants that got into the water.

Symptoms of the disease include numbness of the limbs and loss of control over their functioning, as well as impaired speech and hearing. Many victims of the poisoning suffered from seizures, loss of vision and hearing, paralysis and death. This environmental disaster served as a warning about the dangers of uncontrolled industrial releases of toxic substances and led to stricter environmental regulations in Japan.

Minamata disease is a type of mercury poisoning that occurs when methyl mercury is ingested from contaminated fish. This poisoning was responsible for the deaths of 43 people in the coastal city of Minamata in Japan between 1953 and 1956.

The source of mercury was liquid waste from the production of polyvinyl chloride products that got into the water. Symptoms of the disease include numbness of the limbs and impaired functioning, as well as speech and hearing impairment. Treatment of the disease consists of removing mercury from the body and prescribing symptomatic therapy.

Minamata disease is one of the most serious mercury poisonings in human history. It demonstrates the dangers of environmental pollution and the need to take measures to prevent such incidents in the future.

Minamata disease or syndrome is a type of lead poisoning that affects the health of Japanese people who consumed fish products poisoned by mercury compounds. Toxic substances accumulate in the human body over the years. The clinical picture still differs depending on the level of contamination of the object. Mercury disrupts the composition of the blood and the exchange of chemical elements, damages the blood vessels of the brain, paralyzes the limbs, and enuresis occurs. The culprit was a chemical company plant that discharged wastewater containing organic poisons.