Incubation and Infection

Incubation:- The incubation period is the time interval from when a person is initially exposed to a pathogen to when the symptoms of the infection first manifest. The term incubation period is usually reserved and used by epidemiologists to discuss infectious diseases, particularly those caused by viruses.

Infection:-

The infectious period is the time interval when a person can first transmit an infection to other people to when they are no longer contagious. An illness in which there is a longer infectious period is more likely to persist for longer in a population as there are more chances for contagion and spread.