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Minamata disease is a neurological disease caused by severe mercury poisoning.
Minamata disease is sometimes referred to as Chisso-Minamata disease.
The disease Minamata was first discovered in 1956 in Japan.
It is a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning.
It is methylmercury (MeHg) poisoning that occurred in humans who ingested fish and shellfish contaminated by MeHg discharged in wastewater.
Symptoms include ataxia, numbness in the hands and feet, general muscle weakness, narrowing of the field of vision, and damage to hearing and speech.