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VCJD cannot be confirmed except at autopsy and has a long incubation period, sometimes spanning several years.
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The female will lay up to six eggs, and during incubation, the male bird will bring food to the female.
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There are probably a dozen similar potential platforms that are at various stages of incubation within the group.
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Burley’s City Council debated the chicken issue in 2013 but in the end sided with a giant poultry incubation corporation.
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The new incubation model going forward will require less space.
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More than half the businesses in our incubation program and kitchen are owned by people of color.
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Health Minister Oly Ilunga Kalenga said Friday no new cases of the deadly virus have been confirmed in the Likati zone for more than 21 days, the maximum incubation period.
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The typical incubation period for norovirus is 12-48 hours.
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First Known Use of incubation
1646
Other Zoology Terms
INCUBATION Defined for Kids
incubation
playDefinition of incubation for Students
1 : the act or process of incubating incubation of eggs
2 : the period of time between infection with germs and the appearance of symptoms of illness or disease
Medical Dictionary
incubation
playMedical Definition of incubation
1: the act or process of incubating
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