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  2. Incubation period - Wikipedia

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    Incubation period (also known as the latent period or latency period) is the time elapsed between exposure to a pathogenic organism, a chemical, or radiation, and when symptoms and signs are first apparent. [1]

  3. Ascariasis - Wikipedia

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    Ascaris egg, incubation process: The Ascaris egg incubation process consists of placing the egg in a controlled environment, at 26 °C (79 °F) during 28 days, in acidic conditions. This process allows for the evaluation of an egg to determine if it is viable or not.

  4. Latent period (epidemiology) - Wikipedia

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    The incubation period is important in the dynamics of disease transmission because it determines the time of case detection relative to the time of infection. [1] This helps in the evaluation of the outcomes of control measures based on symptomatic surveillance. The incubation period is also useful to count the number of infected people. [1]

  5. Tetanus - Wikipedia

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    Other symptoms of tetanus may include fever, sweating, headache, trouble swallowing, high blood pressure, and a fast heart rate. The onset of symptoms is typically 3 to 21 days following infection. Recovery may take months; about 10% of cases prove to be fatal. [1] C. tetani is commonly found in soil, saliva, dust, and manure. The bacteria ...

  6. Hookworm infection - Wikipedia

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    The entire process from skin penetration to adult development takes about 5–9 weeks. The female adult worms release eggs (N. americanus about 9,000–10,000 eggs/day and A. duodenale 25,000–30,000 eggs/day), which are passed in the feces of the human host. These eggs hatch in the environment within several days and the cycle starts anew.

  7. Pinworm infection - Wikipedia

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    Pinworm infection (threadworm infection in the UK), also known as enterobiasis, is a human parasitic disease caused by the pinworm, Enterobius vermicularis. [3] The most common symptom is pruritus ani, or itching in the anal area. [1]

  8. Humans can catch bird flu, but not easily. What experts say ...

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    There haven’t been any human cases resulting from raw milk (which has not gone through the pasteurization process that kills bird flu and other viruses), but high concentrations of virus have ...

  9. Infectious period - Wikipedia

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    The relationship between the latent period, the infectious period (the period of communicability) and the incubation period. In some diseases, as depicted in this diagram, the latent period is shorter than the incubation period. A person can transmit an infection without showing any signs of the disease.