Signs and symptoms of acute radiation sickness depend on these factors amount of radiation absorbed, whether radiation is internal or external, strength of radiated energy. Severity of symptoms is decided by the amount of radiation exposure.
<p><strong>Signs and Symptoms of Acute Radiation Sickness</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Acute Radiation Sickness: Signs and Symptoms</strong></p>
<p>Signs and symptoms of acute radiation sickness depend on these factors:</p>
<p>&#8211; Amount of radiation absorbed<br />
&#8211; Distance between you and radiation source<br />
&#8211; Strength of radiated energy<br />
&#8211; Whether radiation is internal or external<br />
&#8211; Whether radiation affected entire body or specific body parts only<br />
&#8211; Method of receiving radiation, whether through exposure to radiation beams, ingestion with food or water, or by breathing in radioactive material</p>
<p>Signs and symptoms of acute radiation sickness include:</p>
<p>&#8211; Nausea<br />
&#8211; Headache<br />
&#8211; Vomiting blood<br />
&#8211; Breathlessness<br />
&#8211; Diarrhea<br />
&#8211; Fatigue<br />
&#8211; Dry cough<br />
&#8211; Burns on body<br />
&#8211; Bleeding from anywhere under the skin like mouth, nose, gums, rectum<br />
&#8211; Hemorrhage<br />
&#8211; Dehydration and fainting<br />
&#8211; Worsening of tooth or gum ailments<br />
&#8211; Inflammation of mouth and throat<br />
&#8211; Rapid heartbeat<br />
&#8211; Permanent skin darkening<br />
&#8211; Anemia or low red blood cell count<br />
&#8211; Hair loss<br />
&#8211; Heart inflammation with chest pain<br />
&#8211; Fever<br />
&#8211; Bloody stool<br />
&#8211; Confusion<br />
&#8211; Loss of appetite<br />
&#8211; Mouth ulcers<br />
&#8211; Sticking together of skin<br />
&#8211; Low blood pressure<br />
&#8211; Wounds taking lot of time to heal</p>
<p>Severity of symptoms is decided by the amount of radiation exposure. Often, after initial bout of symptoms, you pass through a period of no symptoms at all. However, symptoms soon surface with greater intensity. Greater the amount of radiation, more severe will be your symptoms.</p>
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