symptoms

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Symptoms include a rash, which can appear three to five days after onset of illness, cough, runny nose and red and watery eyes, as well as a fever that can be higher than 101 degrees.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

Symptoms may not appear until five to 15 years after exposure, making diagnosis and treatment particularly challenging.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Symptoms can appear up to 21 days after exposure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Symptoms are thought to appear between two and 21 days after somebody is infected.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Symptoms were feigned, and our mothers wrote notes excusing our absences on the day of the intramural softball tournament.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris