Several Japanese were killed by eating fish that caused the disease namely:

minamata

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cholera

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The correct option is C minamata
Minamata disease is a neurological disorder caused by severe mercury poisoning. It was caused by release of methylmercury in the industrial waste water, this chemical bioaccumulated in shell fish and fish in minamata bay. This fish when consumed by the local population, resulted in minamata disease.

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