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If i ate something with botulism how long would it take for symptoms to appear?
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12-36 hours: Generally, if you ate something that was contaminated the symptoms will appear in 12-36h, rarely delayed for up to a week. There is a very helpful article from the World Health Organization that you may find interesting. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs270/en/ Hope this helps.
Answered 10/9/2017
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Botulin: Usually this will take between 12 to 36 hours to appear. However, there are cases that take up to 7 days to appear.
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