Chronicinfection-persistenceofviruswithactivereplication-maycausedisease12345678910111213141516Time (weeks)
Latentinfection-afteracuteinfectionvirusbecomelatent-limitedreplication-persistsinnon-dividingorrarelydividing cells12345678910111213141516Time (weeks)
Slowviral infection-long incubationperiodprogressivediseasetodeath-centralnervesystemTime (years)
Acute infectionInfluenza virusHepatitis AvinusLatent infectionHerpes simplex virusVaricella-zostervirusSNAChronic infectionHepatitis BvirusHuman immunodeficiency virusSlowinfectionUnconventional agentsLate diseaseEarly diseaseMonths or years