time between an infection and the onset of disease symptoms
The incubation period is the time that passes between when you catch an infection and when you actually start feeling sick or showing symptoms. It matters because knowing how long this period typically lasts helps doctors and public health officials predict when infected people might become contagious and take steps to prevent the spread of disease.
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潜伏期(incubation period)是从接触或暴露于病原体、化学物质或辐射到疾病的症状和体征首次出现所经过的时间段。疾病潜伏期可能短至只有几分钟,或者长达几十年(克雅氏病大概为30年)。潜伏期内的传染病有可能同样具有传染性。 潜隐期(latent period,latency period)又称潜藏期,则是针对传染病的术语,指从生物个体感染病原体到该个体具有所经历的时间段。一般而言,潜隐期可比潜伏期短,但也可一样。若潜隐期短于潜伏期,患者在潜伏期时已具有排出病原体的能力,可作为判断潜伏期是否具有传染性的依据。
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