Question

Differentiate between acute and chronic diseases

Answer 1

Acute Disease	Chronic Disease
1. The duration of acute infections are very shortly. They last for only a few days.	1. The duration of chronic infection is long.They may last even for a lifetime.
2. It does not have a permanent effect on the body.	2. It has a permanent effect on the body.
Examples includes common cold	Examples includes tuberculosis

Answer 2

Acute disease: short term disease

Chronic: long term