incubation
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"The incubation period is two to 21 days. A person might develop symptoms later at home, but we'll be able to track them down," Matwa said, optimistically.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
"For now, no-one has tested positive, and it is likely no one will be positive after 21 days of incubation has elapsed," Kamba told reporters.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Given the weeklong average incubation period, Michigan data suggests that:
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 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
In general, the microbiology experiments were not carried out at the low ambient Martian temperatures, and most did not provide long incubation times.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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