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What is meant by an "acute disease"?

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Correct Incorrect Acute diseases are temporary conditions that affect a patient for a short time before disappearing. Unlike chronic illnesses, they typically resolve completely shortly after they appear.

What is meant by an "acute disease"?

• A sickness that comes quickly and runs its course in days or weeks
• A sickness a patient will deal with forever
• A disease that always results in death
• A disease that's contained to a small area of the body