How does nuclear radiation effect humans and their unborn babies?

Answer 1

radiation is dangerous for the human body because the waves penetrate through your skin and damages the first layer which can further on develop skin cancer. If there is more radiation waves, it mean it it more likely to go deeper into your skin and even your organs and brain which can damage it severely. e.g. when you stand in front of a microwave, the sound and light produces the radiation waves. So it is quite harmful to the human body to just stand in front of a microwave haha.In conclusion, radiation is bad.

Answer 2

1. It causes destruction of one`s white blood cell count. 2. Can lead to cancer especially in the spinal cord 3. Those around you also get exposed to the radiation emmitted by your body 4. Internal shock waves

Answer 3

Depends what type of radiation ,gamma ,beta ,alpha. most commonly it effects the DNA and alters the growth, this can cause mutation. u have to watch out for sensitive areas like male and female reproductive organs. signs of radiation is spewing, dizzy, headaches, and pains in the abdomen.

Answer 4

Radioactive dust can cause people when the radiation level is high enough to cause problems. If the radiation level is negligible then it is least likely to affect human health. The Sun is radioactive too so think about that. There are so many variables involved in radiation exposure: Level of radiation, length of exposure, place of exposure and how you come into contact with it and amount of exposure.

If there is a radioactive explosion or melt down people within several hundred miles of the center of the radiation source will get sick from radiation poison or long term effects of radiation exposure. If people are thousands of miles away they are not likely to get noticeably sick from the radiation. There are variables to that too.

When the Atom Bomb of Nagasaki was dropped several weeks later a Typhoon hit the area and that spread the radiation around so more people were affected. So you can see that if the radiation dust was whirled up in a tornado the radiation will spread further and affect more people and it does not matter how much got swirled up and scattered. It can cause harm but all the variables I mentioned earlier matter.

Answer 5

There are several ways it can effect people. If in high enough doses it can kill, but in relatively small doses it can cause cancer. The unborn child is at far greater risk because its immune system isn't developed, so it could be born with rare cancer, birth defects, mental disorders etc. If your trying to avoid this then you can pick up the materials you need at the nearest Home Depot to make your own radiation suit. I personally can't remember the name of the stuff, but I saw it on the news yesterday so I'm pretty sure its true.

Answer 6

Like any radiation of high energy, it will generate free radicals and damage your DNA. First you'll experience this mutations in cells with a high division rate. That includes cells of the blood cycle, the stomach, the hair,..., resulting in anemia, stomach ache, loss of hair,...