Question

Which of these is an acute ailment and why? Tuberculosis, Cancer, Diarrhoea, Elephantiasis.

Answer 1

Answer:

Diarrhoea is the acute aliment

Explanation:

This is because it is very short time period and occur suddenly. It didn't have long time period to effect on human health

Answer 2

The correct answer is (D) Diarrhoea.

• Acute diseases refers to the medical condition that occurs suddenly and lasts for a shorter period of time.
• Example of such diseases are Typhoid, Malaria, Diarrhoea etc.
• Tuberculosis, Cancer and Elephantiasis are the examples of the chronic diseases because these are prolonged diseases.
• Diarrhoea is an acute ailment because it generally lasts for a shorter period of time and its not that fatal.