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'Itai Itai' disease is associated with poisoning of:

  1. A
    Mercury
  2. B
    Arsenic
  3. C
    Cadmium
  4. D
    Selenium

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Itai-Itai disease is caused by chronic cadmium () poisoning. It was first documented in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, around 1912, where industrial mining activities released cadmium into rivers. The disease causes severe bone softening (osteomalacia) and kidney failure.

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'Itai Itai' disease is associated with poisoning of:
A
Mercury
B
Arsenic
C
Cadmium
D
Selenium

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