Question

differentiate between acute and chronic diseases

Answer 1

Acute diseases: These diseases last for only short periods of time and are severe. The acute diseases do not cause long term bad effects on our health. Examples of acute diseases are cold, cough, typhoid, cholera etc.
Chronic diseases: These diseases last for a long time, even as much as a lifetime. The chronic diseases have drastic long term effects on patient's health. Examples of chronic vasculardiseases, arthritis, cancer etc. Elephantiasis is very common in some parts of India.

Answer 2

Acute conditions are severe and sudden in onset. This could describe anything from a broken bone to an asthma attack. Achronic condition, by contrast is a long-developing syndrome, such as osteoporosis or asthma. ... An acuteasthma attack occurs in the midst of thechronic disease of asthma