acute 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
“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
The act of compelling an ox to rise, or annoying him in any way, will immediately suspend rumination, which may result in an acute disease of the liver.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George
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