Latent period

Latent period may refer to:


 * Latent period (epidemiology), the time interval between when an individual is infected by a pathogen and when he or she becomes capable of infecting other susceptible individuals.
 * Muscle contraction, the time between a stimulus to the nerve and the contraction of the muscle
 * Virus latency, a period during which a virus remains dormant in a cell and does not proliferate