Question

1.WHICH DISEASE IS CALLED WHEN IT LASTS FOR VERY SHORT PERIODS OF TIME? *



Acute Disease

Chronic Disease

Infectious Disease

None of these

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Answer 1

Diseases which last for a very short period of time are known as ACUTE DISEASES.

Let's know a few facts about acute diseases:

• Onset of these type of diseases is acute, i.e. the symptoms and signs appear suddenly to the notice of the patient.

• The signs and symptoms of this disease required careful monitoring and short-term treatment.

• Once the symptoms are treated, the patients become better in health.

Examples of such diseases are:

• Rhinitis
• Fracture of bone
• Myocardial Infarction
• Angina Pectoris
• Acute bronchitis, attack of asthma

The main difference of these type of diseases with that of chronic diseases is that:

• The onset of chronic diseases is insidious, i.e. the patient cannot remember properly the day from which the symptoms appeared.

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Answer 2

Choose the correct option

Answer:-

The type of disease which lasts for very short period of time is known as Acute Disease.

Option (a) is the correct answer.

More Information about Acute Disease :-

Diseases which lasts only for few days or weeks are known as Acute Diseases. Such diseases develop suddenly and can be cured in a short span of time.

Eg.:- Common cold, typhoid etc.

Comparison with chronic and infectious diseases:-

Chronic Disease :- Diseases which lasts for a longer period of time, like for months or years are known as chronic diseases.  Some chronic diseases can be life-long.

Eg.:- Diabetes, Tuberculosis, Cancer etc.

Infectious Disease :- Diseases which are caused by bacteria or virus and are contagious, i.e., can be transferred from one person to the other are known as infectious diseases. It can both be acute as well as chronic.

Eg.:- Common Cold is an acute disease and Tuberculosis is a chronic disease and both fall under the category of infectious diseases.