This is followed by a latency period.

会有一段潜伏期。

It's only after what the psychiatrists call the latency period that I began rebelling, asking questions, and the questions remained open.

只是在精神病学所说的潜伏期过去，开始反抗，开始问问题，这些问题仍然是开放的。

During these initial stages of replication, called the latency period, a person may not show any major symptoms for up to 8 years.

在复制的初始阶段期间，称潜伏期，感染者不会表现出任何主要症状，这段期间可长达八年。

But how scientists figured out this latency period is exactly how they figured out what the funniest joke in the world is statistically.

但是科学算这个潜伏期的方法也和他算世界上最有趣的笑话的方法一样。

So they’re actually infected without having any symptoms of disease. This latency period can last for several decades.

所以他实际上是在没有任何疾病症状的情况下被感染的。 这个潜伏期可以持续几十年。

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.

事实上，科学发现，从国悲剧发生到你能够用这个话题来讲个好笑话间有 17 天的潜伏期。

But the latency period for asbestos-related cancers, meaning the delay between the exposure in the first instance and the cancer in the other can be decades.

但与石棉相关的癌症潜伏期可能长达几十年，也就是说，从最初接触石棉到最终患上癌症间的时间间隔可能非常长。