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[[Image:Blisters01.jpg]]In leprosy both the reference points for measuring the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incubation_period incubation period] and the times of infection and onset of disease are difficult to define; the former because of the lack of adequate immunological tools and the latter because of the insidious nature of the onset of leprosy. Even so, several investigators have attempted to measure the incubation period for leprosy. The minimum incubation period reported is as short as a few weeks and this is based on the very occasional occurrence of leprosy among young infants. <ref>Montestruc E & Berdonneau Bull Soc Pathol Exot Filiales 1954; 47:781–783</ref> The maximum incubation period reported is as long as 30 years, or over, as observed among war veterans known to have been exposed for short periods in endemic areas but otherwise living in non-endemic areas. It is generally agreed that the average incubation period is between 3 to 5 years. |
[[Image:Blisters01.jpg|thumb|MDT Blister Packs|left|From the Thames]]In leprosy both the reference points for measuring the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incubation_period incubation period] and the times of infection and onset of disease are difficult to define; the former because of the lack of adequate immunological tools and the latter because of the insidious nature of the onset of leprosy. Even so, several investigators have attempted to measure the incubation period for leprosy. The minimum incubation period reported is as short as a few weeks and this is based on the very occasional occurrence of leprosy among young infants. <ref>Montestruc E & Berdonneau Bull Soc Pathol Exot Filiales 1954; 47:781–783</ref> The maximum incubation period reported is as long as 30 years, or over, as observed among war veterans known to have been exposed for short periods in endemic areas but otherwise living in non-endemic areas. It is generally agreed that the average incubation period is between 3 to 5 years. |
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In leprosy both the reference points for measuring the incubation period and the times of infection and onset of disease are difficult to define; the former because of the lack of adequate immunological tools and the latter because of the insidious nature of the onset of leprosy. Even so, several investigators have attempted to measure the incubation period for leprosy. The minimum incubation period reported is as short as a few weeks and this is based on the very occasional occurrence of leprosy among young infants. [1] The maximum incubation period reported is as long as 30 years, or over, as observed among war veterans known to have been exposed for short periods in endemic areas but otherwise living in non-endemic areas. It is generally agreed that the average incubation period is between 3 to 5 years.
- ^ Montestruc E & Berdonneau Bull Soc Pathol Exot Filiales 1954; 47:781–783
(shown on the right).