incubation
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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
Allen is concerned that the improper guidance could lead to people who are now home under self-quarantine taking their quarantine less seriously than they should—particularly with the incubation period being up to 42 days.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
With hantavirus, the incubation period can take up to six weeks, so people must be isolated for a really long time to ensure they won’t get sick and start infecting others.
From Slate • May 16, 2026
“Alibaba’s full-stack AI investments have progressed from incubation to commercialization at scale. This quarter, we achieved accelerated breakthroughs across models, cloud infrastructure, and applications,” said Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu in a statement.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
Smallpox has an incubation period of about twelve days, during which time sufferers, who may not know they are sick, can infect anyone they meet.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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