Differentiate between acute and chronic disease congenital and acquired disease infectious and non-infectious diseases
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congenital disease are present since birth while acquired disease are those which develop after birth. Congenital disease are permanent and not easily curable while acquired disease can be cured. The disease which passes from generation to generation is said to be congenital.
Acute conditions are severe and sudden in onset. This could describe anything from a broken bone to an asthma attack. A chronic condition, by contrast is a long-developing syndrome, such as osteoporosis or asthma. Note that osteoporosis, a chronic condition, may cause a broken bone, an acute condition.
The most common cause of infectious diseases are pathogens called viruses and bacteria, but they can also be caused by fungi or protozoa. Pathogens can be spread in different ways. ... Noninfectious diseases are not transmitted from one person to another and are not caused by pathogens.