What is the incubation period of the virus?
(This is not the same as the window period.) This is the period of time it takes from becoming infected with HIV to developing symptoms of disease or illness. This period varies from person to person, but without treatment, the average time period is considered to be around 7-10 years. This period may also vary due to interventions with anti-retroviral medications. During this time there may be no outward evidence of illness, but the virus remains active (replicating and mutating) in the body, can still be detected by a blood test and the person is infectious.
