infectious period
Active transmission phase
The infectious period is the window of time during which a person with an illness can transmit it to others.
This varies by disease—someone with the flu may be infectious for about a week, while other conditions have longer or shorter windows.
Public health guidance often focuses on the infectious period: She was past her infectious period and could return to work.
- contagiousTransmissible between people
- transmissibleAble to spread between individuals
- super spreaderHighly contagious transmitter
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
- symptomsIndicators of disease
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- epidemiologyepidemic, epidemiology, pandemic, outbreak, endemic
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