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incubation period [‚iŋ·kyə′bā·shən ‚pir·ē·əd] (medicine) The period of time required for the development of symptoms of a disease after infection, or of altered reactivity after exposure to an allergen. (vertebrate zoology) The brooding period required to bring an egg to hatching. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This is a disease with a very long incubation period during which people infected with vCJD appear completely normal," Rohwer says. Emergence of Cryptococcus gattii in a novel environment provides clues to its incubation period. The exact incubation period and period of communicability, for any newly emerging influenza virus, will be unknown until there have been opportunities to study the virus characteristics. |
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