Question

What are the stages of infection?

Answer 1

The five periods of disease (sometimes referred to as stages or phases) include the incubation, prodromal, illness, decline, and convalescence periods (Figure 2). The incubation period occurs in an acute disease after the initial entry of the pathogen into the host (patient).

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Answer 2

1. incubation

2. prodromal

3. illness

4. decline

5. convalescence