Immediate symptoms that appear after acute radiation exposure are referred to:

GI syndrome
manifest syndrome
prodromal syndrome
latent syndrome

prodromal syndrome

Rationale: Prodromal symptoms will appear hours after a whole body exposure of 100 rad or more.

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a. sand or mud/dirt. b. emesis. c. blood. d. leaves.

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