radiation sickness
noun
: sickness that results from exposure to radiation and is commonly marked by fatigue, nausea, vomiting, loss of teeth and hair, and in more severe cases by damage to blood-forming tissue with decrease in red and white blood cells and with bleeding
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According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), high doses of cesium-137 can cause burns, acute radiation sickness, and even death.
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Even a short delay during a solar event could mean radiation sickness, internal damage, or death.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Exposure to Cs-137 alone can cause burns, acute radiation sickness, cancer and death.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Cs-137 exposure can cause burns, radiation sickness, cancer and death.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2025
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Even a short delay during a solar event could mean radiation sickness, internal damage, or death.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Exposure to Cs-137 alone can cause burns, acute radiation sickness, cancer and death.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Cs-137 exposure can cause burns, radiation sickness, cancer and death.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Radiation sickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radiation%20sickness. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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