NOUN
- a form of mercury poisoning among people who ate fish from mercury-contaminated waters of Minamata Bay off Japan in the 1950s; characterized by severe neurological degeneration
How To Use Minamata disease In A Sentence
- As a remarkable documentary, this film announced for the first time the existence of Minamata disease.
- In 1956, the first human patient of what soon became known as Minamata disease was identified. Symptoms included convulsions, slurred speech, loss of motor functions and uncontrollable limb movements.