Multiple choice

The time period between entry of infection in a host and maximal infectivity of that host is the

  1. generation time

  2. serial interval

  3. both (1) and (2)

  4. neither (1) nor (2)

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Explanation

Generation time is defined as the interval between the receipt of infection by a host and the maximal infectivity of that host. Serial interval is the time between successive cases in a chain of transmission.