incubation
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Upon returning to the UK those registered are subject to health monitoring for 21 days, which is the maximum incubation period for Ebola, to track any signs of illness.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
The incubation period for both forms is generally 2 to 4 weeks.
From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026
The World Health Organization had recommended people with high-risk exposure undergo quarantine at home or in a facility for 42 days “as a precautionary measure” because of the long incubation period of the virus.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
However, the virus has an incubation period of several weeks, meaning more cases from the ship's occupants could emerge in the future, Tedros warned.
From Barron's • May 18, 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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