Definition:
The incubation period is the amount of time between infection with a virus or bacteria to the start of symptoms. The incubation periods of several diseases are given below:
- Rocky Mountain spotted fever - 2-14 days
- Smallpox - 12 days
- Common cold - 2-5 days
- Measles - 8-12 days
- Chicken pox - 14-16 days
- Erythema infectiosum (Fifth Disease) - 13-18 days
- Roseola - 9-10 days
- Rubella (German measles) - 14-21 days
- Influenza - 1-2 days
