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In a typical infectious disease, incubation period signifies the period taken by the multiplying organism to reach a threshold necessary to produce symptoms in the host. In some diseases, as depicted in this diagram, latent period is shorter than incubation period.epending on the disease, the person may or may not be contagious during the incubation period. During clinical latency, an infection is subclinical. With respect to viral infections, in clinical latency the virus is actively replicating.
Called also sphygmic period. gestation period see gestation period. incubation period see incubation period. isoelectric period the moment in muscular contraction when no deflection of the galvanometer is produced. latency period. 1. latent period. 2. latency stage.latent period a seemingly inactive period, as that between exposure to an infection and the onset of illness (incubation period) or that between the instant of stimulation and the beginning of response (latency, def. 2).alled also sphygmic period. gestation period see gestation period. incubation period see incubation period. isoelectric period the moment in muscular contraction when no deflection of the galvanometer is produced. latency period. 1. latent period. 2. latency stage.