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How long would it take for meningitis symptoms to start from headache to severe symptoms in a toddler?
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Varied: Bacterial meningitis has a very rapid onset from viral like flu symptoms of headache and body ache to more severe symptoms of headache, blurry vision, vomiting, rash in about 6 hours time. Viral meningitis has a slower onset of severity and can be hours to days.
Answered 4/1/2015
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