Fig. 2
From: Advances and insights in the diagnosis of viral infections
The range and the most common incubation periods in viral diseases. For influenza the most common virus incubation period in the host is 1–3 days; Herpesvirus 2–7 days; Covid-19 2–5 days [47,48,49,50,51]; Dengue 3–6 days [52,53,54,55]; Zika 5–8 days [56,57,58,59]; Ebola virus 7–17 days [60,61,62,63]; HIV 5–21 days; Hepatitis A 30–35 days [64, 65]; Hepatitis B 80–100 days [66,67,68,69,70]. In the case of COVID-19, the likelihood of detecting the virus from the respiratory tracts is likely to be 2–5 days after possible infection. Seven days after the onset of symptoms, the chance of detecting the virus directly from the respiratory tract decreases