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2-3Damage from Radiation


Soldier with “Spots of Death”
September 3, 1945 Ujina-machi Ujina Branch of Hiroshima First Army Hospital
Photo by Gonichi Kimura 

A massive amount of radiation emitted by the atomic bomb inflicted grave damage to human bodies. Even those who suffered no injuries by the bombing and those who entered the city soon after the explosion developed radiation disorders, including high fever, diarrhea, hair loss, and purple spots under the skin. Many of them eventually progressed to death. 

Reality of the Atomic Bombing 2 Hiroshima on August 6