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acute disease

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  1. A disease or disorder that lasts a short time, comes on rapidly, and is accompanied by distinct symptoms. (Compare chronic disease.)


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Some variants have caused longer or shorter acute disease periods.

From Slate • Jan. 19, 2024

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

Suppose an American doctor wanted a gold star when seeing patients and followed all of the guidelines for preventive, chronic and acute disease care issued by well-known medical groups.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 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 the chronic suppression is the result of any acute disease, the health must first be re-established, otherwise it would be wrong to force the menses.

From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous

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