Examples of Incubation Periods
Incubation periods vary greatly, and are generally expressed as a range. When possible, it is best to express the mean and the 10th and 90th percentiles, though this information is not always available. The values below are arranged roughly in ascending order by number of days, although in some cases the mean had to be inferred.
For many conditions, incubation periods are longer in adults than they are in children or infants.
| Disease | between | and | period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cellulitis caused by Pasteurella multocida | 0 | 1 | days |
| Chicken pox | 14 | 16 | days |
| Cholera | 1 | 3 | days |
| Erythema infectiosum (Fifth disease) | 13 | 18 | days |
| Influenza | 1 | 3 | days |
| Common cold | 1 | 3 | days |
| Dengue fever | 3 | 14 | days |
| Ebola | 2 | 21 | days |
| Roseola | 5 | 15 | days |
| HIV | 2 | 3 | weeks to months, or longer |
| Infectious mononucleosis (glandular fever) | 28 | 42 | days |
| Kuru disease | 10.3 | 13.2 | years (mean) |
| Marburg | 5 | 10 | days |
| Measles | 9 | 12 | days |
| Mumps | 14 | 18 | days |
| Norovirus | 1 | 2 | days |
| Pertussis (whooping cough) | 7 | 14 | days |
| Polio | 7 | 14 | days |
| Rocky Mountain spotted fever | 2 | 14 | days |
| Rubella (German measles) | 14 | 21 | days |
| Scarlet fever | 1 | 4 | days |
| SARS | 1 | 10 | days |
| Smallpox | 7 | 17 | days |
| Tetanus | 7 | 21 | days |
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