[Dog]

You would expect the wife would become ill.....why I can't understand they didn't have the family in protective suits to protect them from the PO-210 is a mystery ..

[Paleo Conservative]

You would expect the wife would become ill.....why I can't understand they didn't have the family in protective suits to protect them from the PO-210 is a mystery ..

Because they didn't know what poison was used till a urine sample taken not long before he died tested positive for Po²¹⁰. Considering how much polonium was in his body, I wouldn't be surprised if she got contaminated just by kissing him.