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Because there is often a long latency period between exposure and symptom onset, diagnoses are frequently delayed, according to DPH.
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
There’s a long latency period between silica exposure and the development of silicosis.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 Dec. 2025
And several epidemiological studies of Camp Lejeune point to latency periods (the time between exposure and the development of cancer) as short as two years for resulting blood cancers.
—Air Mail, 10 May 2025
Given the eight-year time period post exposure and the varying latency period for different cancers that develop as a result of exposure to incineration, this study may not reflect the true nature of risks to human health.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
The latency period of toxic exposure effects, as seen with Agent Orange in Vietnam, spans generations.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
Yet the long latency period of asbestos diseases has meant people have continued getting sick with lung problems.
—Amy Beth Hanson, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
Many people died as a result of the recent Covid19 epidemic, which highlighted the weaknesses and latency periods involved in controlling an unidentified worldwide viral outbreak.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
To avoid it, Ansible Motion’s simulators shave the latency period to under 30 milliseconds, short enough to seem like no time at all.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Feb. 2016
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
There’s a long latency period between silica exposure and the development of silicosis.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 Dec. 2025
And several epidemiological studies of Camp Lejeune point to latency periods (the time between exposure and the development of cancer) as short as two years for resulting blood cancers.
—Air Mail, 10 May 2025
Given the eight-year time period post exposure and the varying latency period for different cancers that develop as a result of exposure to incineration, this study may not reflect the true nature of risks to human health.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
The latency period of toxic exposure effects, as seen with Agent Orange in Vietnam, spans generations.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
Yet the long latency period of asbestos diseases has meant people have continued getting sick with lung problems.
—Amy Beth Hanson, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
Many people died as a result of the recent Covid19 epidemic, which highlighted the weaknesses and latency periods involved in controlling an unidentified worldwide viral outbreak.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
To avoid it, Ansible Motion’s simulators shave the latency period to under 30 milliseconds, short enough to seem like no time at all.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Feb. 2016
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“Latency period.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latency%20period. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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