If a person receives radiation exposure sufficient to cause the gastrointestinal syndrome, fatality occurs primarily because of
a. convulsive seizures.
b. catastrophic damage to the epithelial cells that line the gastrointestinal track, resulting in the death of the exposed person within 3 to 5 days from a combination of infection, fluid loss, and electrolytic imbalance.
c. edema in the cranial vault.
d. meningitis.
b. catastrophic damage to the epithelial cells that line the gastrointestinal track, resulting in the death of the exposed person within 3 to 5 days from a combination of infection, fluid loss, and electrolytic imbalance.
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