incubation
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"The incubation period is two to 21 days. A person might develop symptoms later at home, but we'll be able to track them down," Matwa said, optimistically.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Given the weeklong average incubation period, Michigan data suggests that:
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Tracing its source poses particular difficulties for two reasons: an incubation period of up to two weeks before symptoms first appear, and lack of a genetic fingerprint, unlike, say, E. coli.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
South Kivu has now gone 49 consecutive days without confirming a new Ebola case, exceeding the disease’s maximum 42-day incubation period, the U.N. said this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Despite the din, she slipped into the trance of incubation, this time more deeply than before.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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