Chisso-Minamata disease

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disease
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Minamata_disease
gptkbp:category neurological disorder
mercury poisoning
environmental disease
gptkbp:cause methylmercury poisoning
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:Chisso_Corporation
gptkbp:disaster yes
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1956
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chisso-Minamata disease
gptkbp:impact environmental pollution
government position
social discrimination
gptkbp:legalIssue lawsuits against Chisso Corporation
gptkbp:location gptkb:Minamata,_Kumamoto_Prefecture,_Japan
gptkbp:notableOutbreaks gptkb:Minamata_Bay
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:World_Health_Organization
Japanese government
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Niigata_Minamata_disease
gptkb:Itai-itai_disease
gptkbp:symptom death
paralysis
muscle weakness
insanity
coma
ataxia
damage to hearing and speech
narrowing of the field of vision
numbness in hands and feet
gptkbp:transmission consumption of contaminated seafood
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Minamata_disease
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6