[Quilla]

Thanks for keeping those of us chained to our desks posted.

Ricin? Isn't that the poison of choice that is regularly featured in shows like "The New Detectives" and "FBI Files?" I wouldn't think it has airborne qualities like anthrax, but rather, it needs to be ingested.

[American_Centurion]

But it only takes a very tiny amount to kill you, it's something like twice as toxic as cobra venom.

[Crew Chief]

Ricin intoxication can accord thru ingestion , inhalation or trans-dermal absorption .
Signs and Symptoms of inhalation ricin intoxication include weakness , fever cough , pulmonary edema with in 8 hours followed by severe respiratory distress from hypoxemia in 36 to 72 hours .
When ingested Ricin causes severe gastrointestinal system followed by vascular collapse and death with in 72 hours .
It is not hard to spread ricin thru air but it is hard to make enough to use it as a weapon of mass destruction .