Minamata disease is a nervous disorder caused by eating fish, polluted with ________.

Options

A. Iron
B. Mercury
C. Lead
D. Nickel

Answer

B

Explanation

Minamata disease is a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning. Symptoms include ataxia, numbness in the hands and feet, general muscle weakness, narrowing of the field of vision and damage to hearing and speech. The disease is named after Minamata city in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, where it was first discovered in 1956.