Too many sci-fi movies make it seem like you’ve got minutes before catastrophic symptoms appear after being exposed, but what’s the most realistic timeframe for an infection to cause a severe response?

  • INeedMana@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    FWIW such short timespan seems possible with venom.

    Maybe two vector approach would make such thing possible - you get infected some other time and the virus is dormant until the venom gets you.

    I’m not a biologist, though :)

    • Showroom7561OP
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      1 year ago

      FWIW such short timespan seems possible with venom.

      Yes, venom came to mind, but I thought that might be cheating :)

      It’s pretty scary to see just how many things have the potential to give us a really bad day from just a small prick or touch or taste!