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
When many people join plans, they cannot know what care they will need because they sign up still healthy and without the burden of both chronic and acute disease.
From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2016
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.
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