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Which of the diseases is caused due to mercury poisoning?
Which of the diseases is caused due to mercury poisoning?
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The correct option is A Minamata disease
Minamata disease is also referred to as Chisso-Minamata disease. It is a neurological syndrome caused by mercury poisoning. Ataxia, numbness in the hands and feet, general muscle weakness, narrowing of the field of vision and damage to hearing and speech are some of the symptoms of this disease.Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by parasitic protozoans (a group of single-celled microorganism) belonging to the genus Plasmodium. Malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, fatigue, vomiting and headaches.
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver.
Kwashiorkor is a form of severe protein–energy malnutrition characterized by edema, irritability, anorexia, ulcerating dermatoses, and an enlarged liver with fatty infiltrates.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.
Minamata disease is also referred to as Chisso-Minamata disease. It is a neurological syndrome caused by mercury poisoning. Ataxia, numbness in the hands and feet, general muscle weakness, narrowing of the field of vision and damage to hearing and speech are some of the symptoms of this disease.
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by parasitic protozoans (a group of single-celled microorganism) belonging to the genus Plasmodium. Malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, fatigue, vomiting and headaches.
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver.
Kwashiorkor is a form of severe protein–energy malnutrition characterized by edema, irritability, anorexia, ulcerating dermatoses, and an enlarged liver with fatty infiltrates.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.
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