00:05
Ionizing radiation leads to damaging of dna.
00:13
And so the ways it can affect people are when individuals are exposed to large amounts of radiation, such as in a nuclear explosion, it can cause deep skin burns or under a harmful radiation for large amount of time can also result in dna rupturing, which can cause death of cells, cancers, etc.
00:50
Prejudices about radiation that aren't true, people usually boycott those affected by radiation exposure by thinking that the person becomes contagious after being an exposure of radiation, even if the amount of radiation is too small.
01:15
But this theory is debunked as we all get small and safe doses of radiation every day and it does not transform any ill effects from one person to another.
01:24
In fact, only the radiation above 55v can be fatal.
01:30
And anything below 0 .1 sv isn't even significant at all.
01:37
So, boycotting affected people is one of those prejudices that aren't true...