Question 1

what is the incubation period for aids?

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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 2

what is the incubation period for plague?

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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 3

what is the incubation period for toxoplasmosis?

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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 4

is the incubation period the most infectious period?

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

Question 5

what is the incubation period for hsv 1?

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2-12 days: Incubation period: For HSV-1, the amount of time between contact with the virus and the appearance of symptoms, the incubation period, is two to 12 days. Most people average about three to six days.

Question 6

what is the incubation period on most stds?

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Very wide range: "Incubation period" can mean time to symptoms or time until transmissible to partners. Many STDs never cause symptoms, especially in women. When symptoms occur, typical times are gonorrhea 3-5 days; chlamydia 1-2 weeks; herpes 3-10 days; syphilis 3-6 weeks; HIV 10-20 days; HPV 1-2 mo. to transmit, 6 mo. to 2 years for warts or abnormal pap smear. If at risk, get tested; don't wait for symptoms.

Question 7

how long is the incubation period between the time someone coughs or sneezes at me and the time i start feeling sick?

Accepted Answer

Depends on condition: Incubation period for common cold is. 2to3 days but sometimes symptoms can start after 12 hours as it depends on the virus . Same holds true for influenza average is 2 days .Other conditions like Pneumonia etc may have different incubation period . But on average most 2 to 3 days. But symptoms may start earlier at times after 12 hours

Question 8

what is the incubation period of h pylori. does it take many years to cause symptoms  after entering the body of an adult? or can be just 3-4 days?

Accepted Answer

PUD curable in 90 %: Unclear as symptoms usually do not appear until adulthood and observable symptoms may never develop (known as silent infections) abdominal pain, heartburn, and nausea have been observed 3 – 4 days after ingestion of the bacteria .positive blood test for H. pylori antibody may indicate a current or previous infection.Can also be dxed with stool  or Breath test and with gastric bx. Rx in 90% w/Antib

Question 9

what is the incubation period for h3n2?

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

Question 10

what is the incubation period for legionnaires?

Accepted Answer

2-10 days: 2-10 days.

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