Nuclear Effects on Humans

These photos are of various survivors from the atomic bombing on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

These images can be quite graphic, and should be viewed with caution.


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Medical Treatment

A victim recieving treatment for her burns.

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Kimono burns

The burn pattern from the color of the kimono.

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Flash Burns

Facial burns from the exposure to the thermal pulse.

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Flash Burns

Facial burns from the exposure to the thermal pulse.

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Keloids

Keloidal scars on the back and shoulder of a victim of the Hiroshima blast.

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Keloids, closeup

Keloidal scars on the back and shoulder of a victim of the Hiroshima blast.

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Keloids

Severe keloids.

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Hair Loss

An example of epilation due to radiation exposure.

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Radiation Effects

Radation effects on siblings.

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"Spots of Death"

This 21-year-old soldier was exposed in a wooden house within 1 kilometer of the hypocenter.

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Leg burns

Severe burns from the exposure to the thermal pulse.

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Severe burns

Severe burns from the exposure to the thermal pulse.