Symptoms of acute radiation sickness (hematopoietic form)
- Symptoms of acute radiation sickness (hematopoietic form)
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Symptoms of acute radiation sickness (hematopoietic form)
time after exposure supralethal dose range
(6–10 Gy) midlethal dose range
(2.5–5 Gy) sublethal dose range
(1–2 Gy)
several hours no definite symptoms nausea and vomiting
first week diarrhea, vomiting, inflammation of throat no definite symptoms
second week fever, rapid emaciation leading to death for 100 percent of the population
third week loss of hair begins
loss of appetite
general malaise
fever, hemorrhages, pallor leading to rapid emaciation and death for 50 percent of the population
loss of appetite
sore throat
pallor and diarrhea
recovery begins (no deaths in absence of complications)
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