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Could you tell me what are negative effects of being badly sunburnt?
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Bad sunburn: 1. Pain. 2. Damage to skin (increases risk of skin cancer). 3. Pulling off layers of skin with more tissue damage. 4. Appearance.
Answered 6/26/2013
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