Student Consult Chapter 2-4 Which of the following is a condition which may occur during the incubation period? • Transmission of infection The incubation period is defined as the interval from receipt of infection to the time of onset of clinical illness. Accordingly, individuals may transmit infectious agents during the incubation period as they show no signs of disease that would enable the isolation of sick individuals by quarantine. Chicken pox is a highly communicable disease. It ...

Student Consult Chapter 2-4 Which of the following is a condition which may occur during the incubation period? • Transmission of infection The incubation period is defined as the interval from receipt of infection to the time of onset of clinical illness. Accordingly, individuals may transmit infectious agents during the incubation period as they show no signs of disease that would enable the isolation of sick individuals by quarantine. Chicken pox is a highly communicable disease. It ...