And though the practie is believed to have stopped, the incubation of Prion disease can take up to 50 years meaning new cases could still reveal themselves.
And also in fact, scientists have found that there's a 17 day latency period between a national tragedy happening and you being able to make a good joke about it.
It's increasingly clear that a lot of the spread is occuring through presymptomatic people, folks that are in the incubation period, many of whom are not at high risk themselves.
And while the incubation time for V. cholerae can take hours, to 2-3 days; severe dehydration and depletion of electrolytes can happen within 4 to 12 hours of the first bout of diarrhea or vomiting.