Guest guest Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 " Minamata disease is a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning. Symptoms include ataxia, numbness in the hands and feet, general muscle weakness, narrowing of the field of vision and damage to hearing and speech. In extreme cases, insanity, paralysis, coma and death follow within weeks of the onset of symptoms. Minamata disease was first discovered in Minamata city in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan in 1956. It was caused by the release of methyl mercury in the industrial waste from the Chisso Corporation's chemical factory. Over 2,250 victims have been officially certified (1,400 of which have died) and another 10,000 have received financial compensation from Chisso. It is estimated that over 2 million people may have eaten contaminated fish from Minamata Bay. " All the victims have no Autism symptoms. Who can explain it for me? Thanks in advance Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Minimanta disease -- interesting. Never heard of it but it sounds like you are comparing this with today's autism which is also thought to be mercury poisoning. I can't speak to the details of Minimanta disease but AUTISM is gradual mercury poisoning over a period of years. Mercury poisoning occurs due to exposure to a baby's exposure to amalgams, then several mercury-based vaccinations over the first several years of life. The effects of gradual mercury poisoning during early development is AUTISM -- speech disorders, slow mental development etc. I can only theorize that a heavy dose of mercury poisoning during adulthood results in Minimanta disease. voip3portsw <voip3portsw@...> wrote: " Minamata disease is a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning. Symptoms include ataxia, numbness in the hands and feet, general muscle weakness, narrowing of the field of vision and damage to hearing and speech. In extreme cases, insanity, paralysis, coma and death follow within weeks of the onset of symptoms. Minamata disease was first discovered in Minamata city in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan in 1956. It was caused by the release of methyl mercury in the industrial waste from the Chisso Corporation's chemical factory. Over 2,250 victims have been officially certified (1,400 of which have died) and another 10,000 have received financial compensation from Chisso. It is estimated that over 2 million people may have eaten contaminated fish from Minamata Bay. " All the victims have no Autism symptoms. Who can explain it for me? Thanks in advance Joe --------------------------------- See the all-new, redesigned .com. Check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Burbacher 2005 indicates that the two different forms of mercury react differently. Of course, the study chose two different routes, ethyl by needle and methyl by mouth. From this research it certainly looks like ethylmercury is up to seventy times more neurotoxic than tuna mercury. Re: [ ] Who can explain it ? They were exposed to METHYL mercury and vaccines have ETHYL mercury. Just a guess that different forms cause different damage and symptoms In a message dated 7/23/2006 10:36:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, voip3portsw@... writes: " Minamata disease is a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning. Symptoms include ataxia, numbness in the hands and feet, general muscle weakness, narrowing of the field of vision and damage to hearing and speech. In extreme cases, insanity, paralysis, coma and death follow within weeks of the onset of symptoms. Minamata disease was first discovered in Minamata city in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan in 1956. It was caused by the release of methyl mercury in the industrial waste from the Chisso Corporation's chemical factory. Over 2,250 victims have been officially certified (1,400 of which have died) and another 10,000 have received financial compensation from Chisso. It is estimated that over 2 million people may have eaten contaminated fish from Minamata Bay. " All the victims have no Autism symptoms. Who can explain it for me? Thanks in advance Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 > > It is estimated that over 2 > million people may have eaten contaminated fish from Minamata Bay. > " > All the victims have no Autism symptoms. > Who can explain it for me? " Symptoms include ataxia, numbness in the hands and feet, general muscle weakness, narrowing of the field of vision and damage to hearing and speech. " Those *are autism symptoms. Hg poisoning affects different people in different ways, and the age of exposure matters a lot, as well as the form of Hg. Nell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 > > Minimanta disease -- interesting. > > Never heard of it but it sounds like you are comparing this with today's autism which is also thought to be mercury poisoning. Read Kirby's " Evidence of Harm " . He's got the recent history of Hg poisoning including Minimata's. Nell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 If you have or can find the National Geographic from Oct or Nov of 1971, there's a long article on Minimata and mercury poisoning. S S It is estimated that over 2 <br> > million people may have eaten contaminated fish from Minamata Bay.<br> > " <br> > All the victims have no Autism symptoms.<br> > Who can explain it for me?<br> <br> " Symptoms include ataxia, numbness in the hands <br> and feet, general muscle weakness, narrowing of the field of vision <br> and damage to hearing and speech. " <br> <br> Those *are autism symptoms. Hg poisoning affects different people in<br> different ways, and the age of exposure matters a lot, as well as the<br> form of Hg. <br> <br> Nell<br> _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 I have a cousin that works at NG if you need help finding this. Thinking I might ask her about it anyway, sounds like a good article to have on hand. Shepard Salzer <_Shepard@...> wrote: If you have or can find the National Geographic from Oct or Nov of 1971, there's a long article on Minimata and mercury poisoning. S S It is estimated that over 2 <br> > million people may have eaten contaminated fish from Minamata Bay.<br> > " <br> > All the victims have no Autism symptoms.<br> > Who can explain it for me?<br> <br> " Symptoms include ataxia, numbness in the hands <br> and feet, general muscle weakness, narrowing of the field of vision <br> and damage to hearing and speech. " <br> <br> Those *are autism symptoms. Hg poisoning affects different people in<br> different ways, and the age of exposure matters a lot, as well as the<br> form of Hg. <br> <br> Nell<br> _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! “If you think you are too small to be effective, you’ve never been in bed with a mosquito!” –Betty Reese “Uneducated people believe what they are told…Educated people question what they are told.” –Helen Keller --------------------------------- Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs.Try it free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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