Symptoms usually appear within 1-14 days after infection with the bacteria. Average is within 3-5 days.

To date, no cases of SARS have been reported among persons who were exposed to a SARS patient before the onset of the patient's symptoms.

After infection there is an incubation period of 2-14 (OIE) 1-21(USDA) days during which the virus multiplies.

No. Some will appear while others may not appear at all. This can cause difficulties in diagnosing meningitis, complicated by the fact that many symptoms are like the common cold. However, over and above the symptoms themselves, it will become obvious to anyone close to the sufferer that he/she is becoming VERY ill VERY quickly.

Yes. If someone has hepatitis C, there are several things that can increase the likelihood that the virus will cause liver damage. Drinking alcohol (any amount) is very dangerous to a person who has hepatitis C since alcohol also causes liver damage. In HIV and hepatitis C coinfected people, the risk of developing liver damage is much higher than in those people who only have hepatitis C.

If you have stress incontinence, you may leak a small to medium amount of urine when you cough, sneeze, laugh, exercise, or do similar things. If you have urge incontinence, you may feel a sudden urge to urinate and the need to urinate often. With this type of bladder control problem, you may leak a larger amount of urine that can soak your clothes or run down your legs.