The graphic below shows levels of acute exposure and the corresponding health effects based on total dose occurring in in a single day.

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Minnesota Vikings owner Mark Wilf said his team's clash with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2013 would offer acute exposure of "Minnesota's impressive business community and tourism industry, " as well as offering the franchise's Europe-based fans a chance to see the team in action.

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The acute radiation exposure that occurs from an accident is expected to occur over several hours.

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Doses may be chronic or acute depending upon the duration of exposure.

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Acute (short-term) inhalation exposure to high levels of 1, 4-dioxane has caused vertigo, drowsiness, headache, anorexia and irritation of the eyes, nose, throat, and lungs in humans.

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Everywhere I turn, I hear that unless radiation levels get improbably high, nobody will get sick, as if acute radiation sickness is the only consequence of exposure.

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Secondhand smoke exposure causes eye irritation, asthma and other acute respiratory diseases and is thought to be a cause of infant crib death.

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The epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2002-03 suggested a wider exposure zone, however.

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The work of Arwa Damon and her team, smuggling their way into the besieged city of Homs to deliver a picture of the acute suffering endured by those trapped there, and Nick Paton Walsh's exposure of the destructive power of the Assad regime in Aleppo were among the many standout stories CNN brought to world's attention.

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