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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?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Theoretical zombifying pathogens have a few additional hurdles to pass.

We can only hope that the "zombie-ant fungus" never figures out a way to bypass human defence mechanisms. LOL

Thanks for the explanation. I really appreciate the insight.

[โ€“] Candelestine 2 points 1 year ago

We have something kinda like that, it's called rabies.