Disease caused by eating fish inhabiting mercury-contaminated water is
A
Brights disease
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B
Rickets
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C
Minamata disease
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D
Osteosclerosis
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Solution
The correct option is D Minamata disease Bright's disease is a kidney disease also known as chronic nephritis. It is typically denoted by the presence of serum albumin (blood plasma protein) in the urine.
Rickets is caused due to deficiency of vitamin D Minamata disease, also referred to as Chisso-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. Osteosclerosis is a type of osteopetrosis that involves abnormal hardening of bone and an elevation in bone density.