Incubation is the process by which certain oviparous animals hatch their eggs; it also refers to the development of the embryo within the egg under favorable environmental condition. Multiple and various factors are vital to the incubation of various species of animal.

What does it mean to be incubated?

Intubate: To put a tube in, commonly used to refer to the insertion of a breathing tube into the trachea for mechanical ventilation. For example, as a life-saving measure, an emergency room physician might intubate a patient who is not breathing adequately so that the lungs can be ventilated.

What causes incubation?

The specific incubation period for a disease process is the result of multiple factors, including: Dose or inoculum of an infectious agent. Route of inoculation. Rate of replication of infectious agent.