The Ticking Clock: Incubation Periods
Hantavirus infections feature a highly unpredictable incubation period. The incubation period defines the time between infection and the first symptoms.
This specific timeframe makes contact tracing incredibly difficult for health officials.
A Wide Time Window
Patients usually begin experiencing symptoms two to three weeks after exposure. However, the virus can lie dormant for a much longer time.
The incubation period can stretch up to a terrifying eight weeks. Tedros specifically mentioned this six-to-eight-week window during his Geneva press conference.
This wide window explains why healthy passengers might suddenly fall ill weeks later. A passenger could disembark the ship perfectly healthy and crash later at home.
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