Know the Incubation periods of common diseases

Lets know the Incubation periods of common diseases we know about. These are the common list of communicable disease and STIs you should know. They are helpful for the medical person like doctors, staff nurses, paramedics as well as the students.

Incubation periods of common diseases.

1.Chicken pox (14-16 days)

2.Measles 10- 14 day

3.Rubella 14-21 day

4.Mumps 14- 21 day

5.Influnza 18 -72 hours

6.Syphillis 9- 90day

7.Cholera hours to 5 day

8.Typhoid 10 -14 day

9.Rabies 3- 8 weeks

10. JE 5-15 day

11. Diphtheria 2-6 day

12. Whooping Cough- 7- 14 day

13.TB 3- 6 weeks

14.Polio- 7-14 days

15.SARS- 3- 5 days

16. Meningococal meningitis 3- 4day

17. Trachoma 5-12day

18.Tetanus 6- 10 day

19.HIV months to 10 years

20. Staphylococcal food poisoning– 1- 6 hrs

21. Ascriasis— about two months

22.Hook worm 5 weeks to 9 months

21.Filariasis 8- 16 months

22.Leprosy—– 3- 5 years

23.Hydated diseases– months to years variable

24.Malaria Vivex 8-17 day

25. Falciparum- 9-14 day

26.Scabies —3- 6 weeks

27.Kalazar— 1- 4 months

STI incubation period

• Syphilis :9-90days
• LGV:3-12days
• Donovanosis:3-21days
• Chancoroid:3-3days
• Gonorrhea :1-5days
• Molluscum contagiosum:14-50days
• Hiv/aids:months-10 years