Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Exposure can be: A condition of poor health or death resulting from prolonged exposure to weather Radiation poisoning Exposure of the skin to sunshine, etc. Exposure of unwanted infants in classical Mediterranean cultures and others, a common origin for mythic heroes: Perseus, Moses, Romulus and Remus. Compare Sex-selective infanticide. A term used in photography: see Exposure (photography). Publicity (e.g. of an artist) Exposure of (parts of) the body, especially the bare skin, to the view of others; if that goes too far it is called indecent exposure; the exposure may be limited out of modesty. In climbing, exposure is the state of openness with relation to the distance of a fall. See the climbing glossary. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.