Which is described as the time interval between infection or exposure to disease and appearance of initial symptoms?
a. Incubation period
b. Prodromal period
c. Desquamation period
d. Period of communicability
ANS: A
The incubation period is the interval between infection or exposure and appearance of symptoms. The prodromal period is the interval between the time when early manifestations of disease appear and the overt clinical syndrome is evident. Desquamation refers to the shedding of skin. The period of communicability is the time or times during which an infectious agent may be transferred directly or indirectly from an infected person to another person.
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