incubation
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The incubation period ranges from 2 to 21 days.
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
But he warned there is a long way to go as the eggs are "only around two weeks into incubation" and a curlew's incubation period is around 28 days.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
The incubation period is between two and 21 days, and the mortality rate in past Bundibugyo outbreaks was between 30% and 50%.
From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026
I wondered what the incubation period was for tetanus or—or for rabies.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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