Reply #5: Geez, the guy has been in the hospital for more than two weeks...

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Would the symptoms of Ricin poisoning be something that doctors could figure out, or does it imitate other illnesses? And, if this man was messing around with Ricin, wouldn't he have taken steps to either dispose of it, or hide it away before going to the hospital? It's getting even more bizarre.

"LAS VEGAS - Authorities on Friday confirmed that the deadly toxin ricin was found in a motel room most recently occupied by a man who has been in critical condition with breathing problems at a hospital for more than two weeks.

A pinprick of ricin is enough to kill.

"Six to eight hours, you're going to start showing symptoms," said Greg Evans, director of the Institute for Biosecurity at Saint Louis University in Missouri.

A friend or relative of the sick man found the vials after going to the Extended Stay America motel, several blocks west of the Las Vegas Strip, to retrieve his belongings, police Deputy Chief Kathy Suey said..."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080229/ap_on_re_us/motel_hazardous_material_14