They do not live inside the cells as viruses do. Complications can also happen because the disease or infection causes symptoms that result in a reaction from you. That reaction causes the complications. Examples are oral sex, intercourse. When a virus, bacteria, or other organism is in your body and you don't have any symptoms.
Latent periods can be short or long.
It may also be called the remission time for a disease. An example is a virus or bacteria. It is a way of transmitting certain diseases. A form of secondary contact. The time when a disease is not active after the first time you have symptoms.