The period from acquiring inrfection to maximum infectivity is called as-: (A) Generation time, (B) Serial time, (C) Incubation period, (D) Secondary interval
Answer is A. In general, generation time is roughly equal to incubation period. But these 2 terms are not the same. The time of maximum communicability may precede or follow the incubation period. Ref: 25th edition, Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, Page no. 108