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Which disease is caused for long time?
Chronic disease: A disease that persists for a long time. A chronic disease is one lasting 3 months or more, by the definition of the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. Chronic diseases generally cannot be prevented by vaccines or cured by medication, nor do they just disappear.
What are some progressive diseases?
The term progressive disorder is often used to distinguish a condition from a relapsing and remitting disorder….Other examples of progressive disorders include:
- Alzheimer’s disease.
- COPD.
- Muscular dystrophy.
- Cystic fibrosis5
- Huntington’s disease.
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease)
- Scleroderma.
What is a subacute disease?
A disease in which symptoms are less pronounced but more prolonged than in an acute disease, intermediate between acute and chronic disease.
What is chronic and acute disease?
Acute diseases refer to the medical condition that occurs suddenly and lasts for a shorter period of time. Chronic diseases develop slowly in our body and may last for a lifetime. Chronic diseases are sometimes fatal.
What is acquired disease?
Acquired disease. An acquired disease is one that began at some point during one’s lifetime, as opposed to disease that was already present at birth, which is congenital disease. Acquired sounds like it could mean “caught via contagion”, but it simply means acquired sometime after birth.
Is a acute disease?
An acute disease appears suddenly and lasts for a short amount of time. This is different from chronic diseases, which develop gradually and remain for months on end. Some examples include the influenza virus and the common cold.
What are the 10 most common diseases?
What are the leading causes of death in the US?
- Heart disease.
- Cancer.
- Unintentional injuries.
- Chronic lower respiratory disease.
- Stroke and cerebrovascular diseases.
- Alzheimer’s disease.
- Diabetes.
- Influenza and pneumonia.
What is neurodegenerative disease?
(NOOR-oh-dee-JEH-neh-ruh-tiv dis-OR-der) A type of disease in which cells of the central nervous system stop working or die. Neurodegenerative disorders usually get worse over time and have no cure. They may be genetic or be caused by a tumor or stroke.
What is a focal disease?
A disease located at a specific and distinct area such as the tonsils, adenoids, or a boil.
What is a preclinical disease?
The preclinical phase of a disease is the period of time during the natural course of a disease where symptoms are not yet apparent, but the disease is biologically present. The concept of a preclinical phase of a disease is most widely referred to in the topic of screening.
Which are acute diseases?
Acute medical conditions
- Asthma attack.
- Broken bone.
- Bronchitis.
- Burn.
- COVID-19.
- Common cold.
- Flu.
- Heart attack.
What are some examples of acute diseases?
Examples of acute diseases include:
- Asthma attacks.
- Bronchitis.
- Burns.
- The common cold.
- The flu.
- Heart attacks.
- Pneumonia.
- Strep Throat.