Radiation sickness - eight horrible symptoms Bashny.Net

People are afraid of the effects of radiation - especially now, when, according to experts, may be ejected from the victims of the earthquake in Japan nuclear power stations.
And people are afraid of is not in vain.
Even if the resulting radiation dose is not fatal, it will still cause certain symptoms.
Below are eight of them.





1. Nausea and vomiting. Nausea and vomiting are usually the early symptoms of radiation sickness.
The higher the dose of radiation received, the faster they develop and the worse overall prognosis.
If vomiting began an hour after exposure, a person is likely to die. Very often, people affected by irradiation, first feel awful, and then their condition improves.
But as a rule, there are other, more severe symptoms - within a few hours, days or even weeks.



2. Arbitrary bleeding.
Radiation sickness can cause nosebleeds, as well as the blood of the throat, bleeding gums or blood from the rectum.
Also, people exposed to radiation, injuries start to bleed, and sometimes bloody vomiting.
These symptoms occur due to the fact that irradiation reduces the number of platelets, which are responsible for blood clotting in the organism.



3. Bloody diarrhea.
Radiation "hits" on the cells of the body, which quickly reproduced - including cells of the digestive tract.
Irradiation causes irritation of the digestive organs, which can cause's relentless and sometimes bloody diarrhea.



4. Peeling and to peel the skin.
Lots of skin that have been exposed to radiation, red and blistered as after strong sunburn. In some cases, the appearance of ulcers.
The skin can climb round.



5. Hair loss.
Radiation damages the hair follicles.
Consequently, the person who received the dose, usually bald in two or three weeks, sometimes this hair loss is already irreparable.



6. Fatigue and exhaustion.
Radiation sickness makes people feel weakness - something similar to the one which is accompanied during the flu.
In the blood, reducing the amount of red blood cells, resulting in anemia and increased risk of syncope.



7. Mouth ulcers.
Radiation sickness causes sores on the lips or in the mouth.
These appear as ulcers in the esophagus, stomach and intestine.



8. Exposure to infections.
Radiation not only reduces the number of red blood cells.
It acts on the white blood cells responsible for the body's resistance to infections.
Consequently, more people exposed to viruses, bacteria, and fungal diseases.

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