What is Incubation Period

An incubation period is the time between a person contracting a virus and their symptoms starting to show. For example, the incubation period of chickenpox is 14-16 days.

 

The incubation period for coronavirus is between 2 and 14 days from the time of exposure.

 

In a typical infectious disease, the incubation period signifies the period taken by the multiplying organism to reach a threshold necessary to produce symptoms in the host.