Minamata disease

a severe neurological disease caused by mercury poisoning, first discovered in the Japanese city of Minamata.
MedicalCondition rare_disease Q338857
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Minamata disease

Summary

Minamata disease is a rare disease[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of rare_disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,320 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Minamata disease is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Minamata disease's instance of is recorded as rare disease[4].
  • Minamata disease's instance of is recorded as class of disease[5].
  • Minamata disease's instance of is recorded as environmental impact of mercury[6].
  • Minamata disease's instance of is recorded as environmental conflict[7].
  • Minamata is named after Minamata disease[8].
  • Minamata disease's GND ID is recorded as 4210050-1[9].
  • Minamata disease's GND ID is recorded as 4252228-6[10].
  • Minamata disease's subclass of is recorded as erethism[11].
  • Minamata disease's subclass of is recorded as environmental disease[12].
  • Minamata disease's subclass of is recorded as mercury poisoning[13].
  • Minamata disease's subclass of is recorded as pollution-related disease[14].
  • Minamata disease's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00567656[15].
  • Minamata disease's Commons category is recorded as Minamata disease[16].
  • Minamata disease's ICD-9 ID is recorded as 985.0[17].
  • Minamata disease's ICD-10 ID is recorded as T56.1[18].
  • Minamata disease's DiseasesDB is recorded as 001651[19].
  • Minamata disease's MedlinePlus ID is recorded as 001651[20].
  • Minamata disease's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01tb4r[21].
  • Minamata disease's has cause is recorded as methylmercury(1+)[22].
  • Minamata disease's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Minamata disease[23].
  • Minamata disease's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 615.925663095225[24].
  • Minamata disease's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Minamata-disease[25].
  • Minamata disease's topic has template is recorded as Template:Minamata disease[26].
  • Minamata disease's Orphanet ID is recorded as 1917[27].

Why It Matters

Minamata disease ranks in the top 3% of rare_disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,320 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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  22. [24] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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