Chernobyl’s Elephant’s Foot is one of the most radioactive objects on Earth. Just five minutes near it can be fatal, making it a chilling reminder of nuclear disaster.

Treating radiation poisoning is harder ... paralysis and even death. It disproportionately affects children, whose bodies ...

4. Recovery or death: The individual may show improvement and recover or succumb to the poisoning. The severity of symptoms depends on the type and amount of radiation, duration of exposure ...