Hidden Period of Infectious Disease

The latent period of illness is a period of time during which the patient does not feel unwell and can spread the causative agent of an infectious disease. Depending on the disease, the latent period can vary from several hours to several weeks or months.

Hidden periods of infectious diseases: * Hepatitis C: from 7 to 80 days * Cholera: from 2 to 5 days * Malaria: 8-48 hours (often 6 days)

It is important to remember that when in contact with a sick patient, all precautions must be taken, including personal hygiene and

The latent period of infection is the time from the beginning of the microbe’s penetration into the body until the first symptoms of the disease appear. This term was introduced by I. D. Strachunskaya, “RLS”, 2005. The duration of the latent period of an infectious disease is measured in hours, days and, less often, weeks (