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

The Andes virus has a long incubation period, and the World Health Organization said there may be more infections “in the coming weeks.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

The incubation period can last up to 21 days.

From Barron's • 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

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