Minamata disease is a poisoning disease that affects mainly the central nervous system and is caused by the consumption of large quantities of fish and shellfish living in Minamata Bay and its surroundings, the major causative agent being some sort of organic mercury compound.

水 俁 （ yǔ ） 病（日语： 水俣病 ／ みなまたびょう Minamata byō * /? ），為公害病的一種，成因為汞中毒。1956年左右於熊本縣 水俁市附近發生，經確認後依地得名。不久，於新潟縣發現的新公害病亦稱為水俁病。

日本水俣病事件是1956年日本水俣湾出现的怪病事件。这种“怪病”是日后轰动世界的“水俣病”，是最早出现的由于工业废水排放污染造成的公害病。症状表现为轻者口齿不清、步履蹒跚、面部痴呆、手足麻痹、感觉障碍、视觉丧失、震颤、手足变形，重者神经失常，或酣睡，或兴奋，身体弯弓 …

2024年11月30日 · Minamata disease is methylmercury poisoning that leads to neurological symptoms. The condition develops after a person has been eating heavily contaminated seafood daily. The first record of Minamata disease was in Japan in the 1950s.

Minamata disease (M. d.) is methylmercury (MeHg) poisoning that occurred in humans who ingested fish and shellfish contaminated by MeHg discharged in waste water from a chemical plant (Chisso Co. Ltd.). It was in May 1956, that M. d. was first officially "discovered" in Minamata City, south-west reg …

Minamata disease represents a significant chapter in environmental and medical history, illustrating the devastating consequences of industrial pollution. This article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of Minamata disease, including its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, and historical context.

Minamata disease, Disease first identified in 1956 in Minamata, Japan. A fishing port, Minamata was also the home of Nippon Chisso Hiryo Co., a manufacturer of chemical fertilizer, carbide, and vinyl chloride. Methyl mercury discharged from the factory contaminated fish and shellfish, which in …

2022年12月5日 · Minamata disease refers to a tragic event where people in the coastal community of Minamata Bay, Japan, developed severe neurological disorders following exposure to methylmercury.

Minamata Disease, which is a typical example of the pollution-related health damage in Japan, was first discovered in 1956, around Minamata Bay in Kumamoto Prefecture, and in 1965, in the Agano River basin in Niigata Prefecture.

Methyl mercury intoxication, known as Minamata disease, causes damage to the granule cell layer in the cerebellum, bilateral diffuse cerebellar atrophy, and microscopically diffuse loss of the granule cell layer in the cerebellar cortex [24]. The major clinical features of the disease include progressive cerebellar ataxia and disturbance of the ...