incubation
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Its incubation period ranges from two to 21 days, meaning someone exposed to the virus may not become ill until several weeks later.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
According to the agency, the incubation period between exposure and the appearance of symptoms can last weeks or months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
"For the first time, we had an incubation that took place entirely under natural conditions," Samuel Martin, director of the reserve in the southeastern town of Pierrelatte, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Tracing its source poses particular difficulties for two reasons: an incubation period of up to two weeks before symptoms first appear, and lack of a genetic fingerprint, unlike, say, E. coli.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
When the sun set that night, Sam cut one more notch in a stick to keep track of the thirty-one days of incubation.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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