<prompt> The time interval between reception of infection and maximum infectivity of the host is know as-Generation timeSerial intervalLatent periodMedian incubation period  <response>: .generation time is defined as the time interval between the receipt of infection by a host and maximal infectivity of that host.it is roughly equal to incubation period.but not the same.generation time refers to transmission of infection whether clinical or subclinical. ref:park;s textbook,ed 22,pg no 96 