Health Care

Infectious Disease Incubation Period

The amount time between exposure to an infectious agent and becoming symptomatic.

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Abstract

The amount time between exposure to an infectious agent and becoming symptomatic.

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3 entry terms
  • Incubation Period Infectious Disease
  • Incubation Period of Infectious Agent
  • Incubation Period, Infectious Disease

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History Note

2009

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Previous Indexing

  • Time Factors (1991-2008)

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  1. N06.850w.335w.250w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Infectious Disease Incubation Period. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D055256. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D055256
  2. Infectious Disease Incubation Period. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incubation_period
  3. Infectious Disease Incubation Period. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193566