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Minamata and itai itai disease are due to toxicity of
Minamata and itai itai disease are due to toxicity of
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The correct option is B Mercury and cadmium
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. Itai-itai disease was the name given to the mass cadmium poisoning of Toyama prefecture, Japan, starting around 1912. The term itai-itai disease was coined by locals for the severe pains victims felt in the spine and joints.
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.
Itai-itai disease was the name given to the mass cadmium poisoning of Toyama prefecture, Japan, starting around 1912. The term itai-itai disease was coined by locals for the severe pains victims felt in the spine and joints.
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