Question

Which of the following is true about acute and chronic disease?

A)
Chronic diseases appear rapidly, while acute diseases are always present in a population.
B)
Acute diseases appear, decline or disappear, then never reappear.
C)
Acute diseases are rare.
D)
Chronic diseases affect a large percentage of a population while acute diseases only affect a small percentage.
E)
Acute diseases remain fairly constant in a population.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer: B - Acute diseases appear, decline or disappear, then never reappear.
Acute diseases usually last a short time, they have a very rapid onset. A cold is a good example of an acute disease.
On the other hand chronic disease persist for a long time, three months or more, can't be prevented by vaccines, can't be cured by medication and they don't disappear.