VMMC VMMC Medical Solved Paper-2007

  • question_answer
    Minimata disease first occurred in

    A) Japan                                   

    B) China                    

    C) Korea                   

    D)        Russia

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Minimata disease has occurred due to consumption of heavily mercury contaminated fish by the villagers in Japan first. The source of mercury to the bay was a single chloride producing plant, using \[HgC{{l}_{2}}\] as a catalyst. Initial symptoms of Minimata disease included numbness of the limbs, lips and tongue, impairment of motor control, deafness and blurring of vision.


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