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INCUBATION TIME OF EPIDEMIC POLYARTHRITIS
Author(s) -
Medicine J. R. E. Fraser Reader in,
Medicine A. L. Cunningham Lecturer in
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1980.tb135109.x
Subject(s) - polyarthritis , incubation , incubation period , virology , biology , medicine , veterinary medicine , arthritis , biochemistry
The incubation time of epidemic polyarthritis was estimated in 20 patients with evidence of Ross River virus infection after spending less than three weeks in areas of risk. The smallest estimate consistent with all cases was a range of seven to nine days.