nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, fatigue, fever and headache
Nausea, ...
The first indicators of radiation sickness are nausea and vomiting. Symptoms will begin within the first six hours after over exposure.
nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite....
Severe body fluid loss, internal bleeding, and diarrhea
severe body fluid loss, internal bleeding, and diarrhea
Individual sensitivity Radiation dose absorbed type of radiationRadiation sickness varies based on the amount of expsure of radiation and how particular person's body reacts to the radiation poisoning. It also depends on how the radiation poisoning entered the body: Oral, inhalation or total body exposure.
He ingested or was exposed to polonium 210 and died from radiation posioning. The signs and symptoms of radiation sickness may include: Nausea and vomiting Diarrhea Skin burns (radiodermatitis) Weakness Fatigue Loss of appetite Fainting Dehydration Inflammation (swelling, redness or tenderness) of tissues Bleeding from your nose, mouth, gums or rectum Low red blood cell count (anemia) Hair loss The signs and symptoms of radiation sickness and their severity depend on how much radiation you receive and which tissues are exposed. The way in which you receive radiation — by breathing in radioactive material, by ingesting it with food or water, or by being exposed to intense beams of radiation — also has an effect on the signs and symptoms of radiation sickness.
No, radiation sickness/poisoning is not contagious. This is because, while the infected person does possess radiation, they're not radioactive. However, the source that gave them the radiation is still radioactive, and, as it has the risk of contaminating others, should be professionally disposed of.
There are four stages of Acute Radiation Sickness. The first stage is the Prodromal Stage with symptoms of diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. The second stage is the Latent stage, where there are no symptoms other than the patient feels healthy. The third stage is the Manifest Illness stage where the symptoms last for hours up to months. The last stage is either Recovery or Death.
If it is a major overexposure, a few days or a week perhaps. Small overdoses may take years to produce any effect, then it may be argued these are just effects of ageing or exposure to chemicals etc. Radiation sickness is therefore reserved for sickness arising due to known massive overdoses.
Radiation sickness varies depending upon duration of exposure, whether it was an internal or external exposure, and the dosage of radiation.
my niece has a brain tumour it is inoperable. I would like to know how long the sickness lasts after radiation