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Itai-itai disease is due to poisoning caused by – |
A. | Mercury |
B. | Arsenic |
C. | Cadmium |
D. | Asbestos |
Answer» C. Cadmium | |
Explanation: Itai-itai disease was the documented case of mass cadmium poisoning inToyama Prefecture, Japan, starting around 1912. The cadmium poisoning caused softening of the bones and kidney failure. |
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