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<blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 4554302" data-attributes="member: 63706">[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/ricin/facts.asp[/URL]Signs and symptoms of ricin exposureInhalation: Within a few hours of inhaling significant amounts of ricin, the likely symptoms would be respiratory distress (difficulty breathing), fever, cough, nausea, and tightness in the chest. Heavy sweating may follow as well as fluid building up in the lungs (pulmonary edema). This would make breathing even more difficult, and the skin might turn blue. Excess fluid in the lungs would be diagnosed by x-ray or by listening to the chest with a stethoscope. Finally, low blood pressure and respiratory failure may occur, leading to death. In cases of known exposure to ricin, people having respiratory symptoms should seek medical care.Death from ricin poisoning could take place within 36 to 72 hours of exposure, depending on the route of exposure (inhalation, ingestion, or injection) and the dose received.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zubenelgenubi, post: 4554302, member: 63706"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/ricin/facts.asp[/URL] [SIZE=6][B]Signs and symptoms of ricin exposure[/B][/SIZE] [B]Inhalation[/B]: Within a few hours of inhaling significant amounts of ricin, the likely symptoms would be respiratory distress (difficulty breathing), fever, cough, nausea, and tightness in the chest. Heavy sweating may follow as well as fluid building up in the lungs (pulmonary edema). This would make breathing even more difficult, and the skin might turn blue. Excess fluid in the lungs would be diagnosed by x-ray or by listening to the chest with a stethoscope. Finally, low blood pressure and respiratory failure may occur, leading to death. In cases of known exposure to ricin, people having respiratory symptoms should seek medical care. Death from ricin poisoning could take place within 36 to 72 hours of exposure, depending on the route of exposure (inhalation, ingestion, or injection) and the dose received. [/QUOTE]

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