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Itai-itai disease is caused by chronic poisoning of which metal?
ALead
BMercury
CCadmium
DArsenic
✓ Correct Answer: C — Cadmium
Cadmium poisoning causes softening of bones and kidney failure, nicknamed 'itai-itai' (ouch-ouch) in Japan.
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