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  2. Acute radiation syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Acute radiation syndrome (ARS), also known as radiation sickness or radiation poisoning, is a collection of health effects that are caused by being exposed to high amounts of ionizing radiation in a short period of time. [1] Symptoms can start within an hour of exposure, and can last for several months.

  3. Electromagnetic hypersensitivity - Wikipedia

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    Since then, several double-blind experiments have shown that people who report electromagnetic hypersensitivity are unable to detect the presence of electromagnetic fields and are as likely to report ill health following a sham exposure as they are following exposure to genuine electromagnetic fields, suggesting the cause in these cases is the ...

  4. Acute toxicity - Wikipedia

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    Acute toxicity describes the adverse effects of a substance that result either from a single exposure [1] or from multiple exposures in a short period of time (usually less than 24 hours). [2] To be described as acute toxicity, the adverse effects should occur within 14 days of the administration of the substance. [2]

  5. Altitude sickness - Wikipedia

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    Altitude sickness, the mildest form being acute mountain sickness (AMS), is a harmful effect of high altitude, caused by rapid exposure to low amounts of oxygen at high elevation. [1] [2] [3] People's bodies can respond to high altitude in different ways.

  6. Oxygen toxicity - Wikipedia

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    Oxygen toxicity is a concern for underwater divers, those on high concentrations of supplemental oxygen, and those undergoing hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The result of breathing increased partial pressures of oxygen is hyperoxia, an excess of oxygen in body tissues. The body is affected in different ways depending on the type of exposure.

  7. First person tests positive for bird flu without clear ... - AOL

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    People, even those who have had the seasonal flu or who get annual vaccines, have no immunity to H5 flu viruses, and thus they could become quite ill if infected, Offit said.

  8. Albert Stevens - Wikipedia

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    As long as a person is alive, the simplest way to detect plutonium would be to analyze a person's excretion through urine and feces. Unfortunately, this method has its limits in that only a small fraction of Pu is excreted, for example 0.01% of the body burden per day is typical, 2 to 3 weeks after exposure.

  9. Effects of high altitude on humans - Wikipedia

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    People who are predisposed to develop high-altitude pulmonary edema may present a reduction in urine production before respiratory symptoms become apparent. [ 15 ] Humans have survived for two years at 5,950 m (19,520 ft, 475 millibars of atmospheric pressure), which is the highest recorded permanently tolerable altitude; the highest permanent ...