Question 1

what is the incubation period for h3n2?

Accepted Answer

Flu: The incubation period for influenza (of which H3N2 is one strain) is 1 to 4 days.  Typical incubation period is 2 days.

Question 2

what is the definition or description of: incubation period?

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Period/exposure to s: Incubation period is the period between exposure to infection to appearance of symptoms.

Question 3

my wife was in contact with a person that tested positive for covid2. how long should we wait to test to get an accurate result? eg incubation period. would a rapid test in the short term suffice?

Accepted Answer

See below: Covid-19:  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
Contact your doctor/local hospital, by phone for evaluation and testing in your area.
Wear a mask, stay away from others, practice hand hygiene. If you develop breathing difficulty, go to the nearest hospital, immediately.
Get Covid vaccine.
Wish you good health.

Question 4

what is the incubation period for legionnaires?

Accepted Answer

2-10 days: 2-10 days.

Question 5

what is the incubation period for aids?

Accepted Answer

HIV infection: This is probably the wrong question.  There is no 'incubation' period.  If you get infected with HIV you are infected with HIV and must be treated to prevent the immune destruction that leads to aids.

Now, from exposure to full on infection is usually a fourteen to twenty-one day process.  The new HIV viral tests can be 100% accurate at day 21 or later.

Question 6

what is the incubation period for plague?

Accepted Answer

2 to 6 days: The incubation period (time between exposure to the bacteria, by a bite or by inhaling the germs, and the development of the first symptoms) for bubonic plague is 2-6 days, and for pneumonic plague is 2-4 days. Less commonly, the incubation period for pneumonic plague can be 1-6 days... which is important, because pneumonic is fatal if treatment isn't started within 24 hours of first symptoms.

Question 7

what is the incubation period for toxoplasmosis?

Accepted Answer

Months plus: Most acute disease is asymptomatic, more severe disease in immunocompromised pts is associated with reactivation disease - as in acquiring or being exposed at an earlier age.

Question 8

what is the usual incubation period for pinkeye?

Accepted Answer

: Pink eye is a over used term. If the eyes are red or pink it does not necessarily mean you have conjunctivitis .
Bacterial and viral conjunctivitis is a very self limited process. Symptoms improve with treatment but may many times be self limited resolving in 2 weeks . The incubation for conjunctivitis is 12-14 days.

Question 9

what is the normal incubation period of impetigo?

Accepted Answer

Few days -2 weeks: Incubation can vary, but an antibacterial or surgical soap or a dilute chlorine bath can be decrease bacterial load and prevent infection from developing.

Question 10

is the incubation period the most infectious period?

Accepted Answer

Not necessarily: It the period of time between your exposure to the germs and when you actually become ill.

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