Cold, flu, chickenpox, measles - how many days are you contagious? - HTI CENTERS

Specific diseases and incubation periods.

The incubation period is the time from exposure to an infectious disease until the first symptoms appear. Yes, you are contagious during this period.

The specific period looks like this:

• Adenovirus 5-6 days, although it can vary from 2 to 14 days;

• Chickenpox 10 to 21 days;

• Cold 12 hours to 3 days;

• Covid19 2 to 14 days;

• Hand, foot and mouth disease 3 to 6 days;

• Flu 1-4 days;

• Measles 8-12 days;

• Mononucleosis 4-6 weeks;

• Bacterial conjunctivitis 24-72 hours;

• Viral conjunctivitis from 12 hours to 12 days;

• Rubella from 12 to 23 days;

• Streptococcal pharyngitis from 2 to 5 days;

• Walking pneumonia from 2 to 4 weeks;

• Chlamydia from 7 to 21 days;

• Genital warts from 14 days to 8 months;

• Gonorrhea from one to 14 days;

• Genital herpes from 2 to 12 days, although it can be months or even years;

• Syphilis from 10 to 90 days;

• Escherichia coli infection from 8 hours to 10 days;

• Giardiasis from one to 14 days;

• Norovirus from 12 to 48 hours;

• Salmonella infection from 12 hours to 4 days.

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