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Minamata Disease: Mercury Poisoning
Minamata Disease: Mercury Poisoning
MERCURY POISONING
Prsented by:
Devraj Regmi
Kushal Shrestha
Gautham Satyaprem
Rakhi Jha
Introduction
Minamata is a city located in Kumamoto
Prefecture, Japan.
numbness and unsteadiness in the legs and hands, tiredness, ringing in the ears, narrowing of the field of
vision, loss of hearing, slurred speech
Sign and symptoms of mercury poisoning
Elemental and Vaporized Organic Mercury (methy lmercury)
Mercury Poisoning Poisoning Symptoms
Rehabilitation
Physical therapy and occupational therapy are conducted
in order to improve or maintain physical functions.
Treatment of symptoms
Drug therapy to reduce symptoms, e.g., muscle cramps,
involuntary movement, abnormal muscle tonus
Prevention mercury poisoning