When an infectious agent enters the host and begins to multiply, an infection occurs. Using your knowledge about the development of an infection, what is the time between exposure to an infectious agent and the manifestation of symptoms in the host is cal
A) Carrier time
B) Colonization
C) Incubation period
D) Latent period
C
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