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Minamata disease is a neurological syndrome. It is caused by mercury poisoning. The symptoms seen are Ataxia, general muscle weakness, damage to hearing and speech etc. It is so named because it was first detected in Minamata city of Japan. The main reason was release of methylmercury from industrial waste water. This highly toxic chemical accumulated in water bodies and thus was consumed by fishes which when consumed by local humans resulted in the condition.