How does radiation poisoning kill you, and why does it sometimes take weeks?
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Ionized radiation carries enough energy to damage and dismantle our DNA. When your body takes a lot of radiation the rays and particles (alpha,Beta and Gamma radiation) wreck havoc on your DNA
It takes a long time to die because it takes time for the damage to accumulate. At first your body will seem fine, but with a damaged DNA your cells cant perform their duties. Soon you will not be able to produce new cells and the current ones will start to die. Cell death sets in which eventually leads to multiple organ failure and death.
Radiation also kills your immune cells, damages your bone marrow and makes you very prone to infection.
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