serial interval


serial interval

the period of time between analogous phases of an infectious illness in successive cases of a chain of infection that is spread from person to person.
See also: mass action principle, infection transmission parameter.

se·ri·al in·ter·val

(sēr'ē-ăl in'tĕr-văl) The time period between analogous phases of an infectious illness in successive cases of a chain of infection that is spread from person to person.
See also: mass action principle, infection transmission parameter