Question

Detoxification site in liver is
A. Free ribosomes
B. Golgi complex
C. SER
D. RER

Answer 1

Dropsy is a medical condition characterized by gastrointestinal problems and swelling of the body. It is caused when the cooking oil adulterated with argemone oil is consumed.

Complete answer:
Minamata is a neurological disorder characterized by ataxia, numbness in the hands and feet, loss of peripheral vision, damage to hearing and speech and general muscle weakness. It is caused by mercury poisoning.
It can be caused due to the consumption of fishes that are contaminated with ethyl mercury released in water bodies as waste from industries.
Congenital minamata disease is also common as when there is increased toxicity of methyl mercury in pregnant women, the placenta removes it from the mother’s bloodstream and passes it to the fetus where it gets accumulated. Such children suffer from growth and developmental problems, microcephaly, seizures, cerebral palsy and mental retardation.
The diagnosis of the disease is done by measuring the mercury levels in the hair of the patient and the treatment involves the following steps:
Identification and isolation of the source of the mercury exposure to the patient.
Next step is the removal of mercury from the body using chelating agents.
The patients usually suffer from paralysis or loss of muscle function and sometimes convulsions.

So, the correct option is C.

Note: The major symptoms of dropsy are headache, nausea, loose bowels, glaucoma, cough, shortness of breath, edema of extremities, etc. It is treated by the removal of adulterated oil and treatment of congestive cardiac failure conditions. Various antioxidants and multivitamins are administered in the body of the patient.