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acute disease, a disease characterized by a relatively sudden onset of symptoms that are usually severe. An episode of acute disease results in recovery to a state comparable to the patient's condition of health and activity before the disease, in passage into a chronic phase, or in death. Examples are pneumonia and appendicitis. See also chronic disease. acute disease Epidemiology Any condition—eg infection, trauma, pregnancy, fracture, with a short, often < 1 month clinical course; ADs usually respond to therapy; a return to a state of complete–pre-morbid health is the rule.
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Adult birds often have nonsymptomatic infections, while young birds
frequently have acute disease. However, the granulomas turned
necrotic in about 5 percent of the trials--the same percentage of the
human population that immediately develops the acute disease. Although allergic rhinitis is not an acute disease, it can have an
important negative impact on the quality of life in children, impairing
their learning performance, (4,5) reducing their ability to concentrate,
(6,7) and causing disturbed sleep patterns. |
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