acute disease
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In the mouse study, the acute disease was induced with an overdose of the drug acetaminophen, and the chronic disease was promoted with a diet.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 7, 2023
“Many, many others with long covid had mild/non-hospitalized acute disease but went on to develop this debilitating, syndromic, ME/CFS-type long covid,” Putrino said, referring to chronic fatigue syndrome.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 7, 2022
If millions of people end up developing persistent health issues after the acute disease stage, they will likely encounter a medical system unable to do much more than shrug.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 15, 2022
After the acute disease passes, many patients find themselves without jobs, without parents or spouses, and without shelter when landlords have evicted them from their homes.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2015
An acute disease occurring in India, characterized by multiple inflammatory changes in the nerves, producing great muscular debility, a painful rigidity of the limbs, and cachexy.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
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