How does radiation poisoning kill you, and why does it sometimes take weeks?
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Your body rebuilds itself over time, some systems in hours, others days and some months or years.
Radiation messes with the code that is responsible for newer cells to meet the same or similar function and health as the ones they’re replacing, after a while the copy of a copy of a copy gets so much worse and your body or part of it can’t maintain itself.
In a way it’s essentially aggressively and painfully doing in a short time frame what old age does to us all.
That’s why you should always wear sunscreen and or be under shade and stay hydrated when the UV rate is higher, regardless if it’s sunny or not, so you decrease your chances of having skin cancer.
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