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
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
The virus has a potential incubation period of 42 days.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The World Health Organization has advised countries receiving passengers to conduct daily health monitoring for up to six weeks, reflecting the virus’s long incubation period and potentially severe respiratory effects.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 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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