MINAMATA DISEASE
\mˌɪnɐmˈɑːtə dɪzˈiːz], \mˌɪnɐmˈɑːtə dɪzˈiːz], \m_ˌɪ_n_ɐ_m_ˈɑː_t_ə d_ɪ_z_ˈiː_z]\
Definitions of MINAMATA DISEASE
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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
By Princeton University
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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
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Neurologic disorders associated with exposure to inorganic and organic forms of MERCURY. Acute intoxication may be associated with gastrointestinal disturbances, mental status changes, and PARAPARESIS. Chronic exposure to inorganic mercury usually occurs in industrial workers, and manifests as mental confusion, prominent behavioral changes (including psychosis), DYSKINESIAS, and NEURITIS. Alkyl mercury poisoning may occur through ingestion of contaminated seafood or grain, and its characteristic features include POLYNEUROPATHY; ATAXIA; vision loss; NYSTAGMUS; and DEAFNESS. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1997, Ch20, pp10-15)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
