incubation period

Noun

Meaning

the period between infection and the appearance of symptoms of the disease

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According to the World Health Organization, the incubation period for a person with COVID-19 is around fourteen days. Source: Internet

After a long incubation period, some of the mice became sick with a scrapie-like illness. Source: Internet

Amtrak's slower remaining trains take 14 days between towns, so they can monitor passengers during the incubation period. Source: Internet

As expected, the incubation period was shortened by a length comparable with that of scrapie, and, as with scrapie, the mice had the typical spongiform degeneration in their brains. Source: Internet

Based on the coronavirus's incubation period of up to two weeks, the senior private investigator concluded Ngola did not carry the virus across the border but rather was infected in New Brunswick by either a patient or a colleague. Source: Internet

Bovine Diarrhea Virus: The incubation period for COVID-19 is thought to extend to 14 days, with a median time of 4-5 days from exposure to symptoms onset. Source: Internet

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