When a disease has an abrupt onset, severe symptoms, lasts usually less than 6 months, and then resolves or results in death, it is termed Question 9 options: a) chronic b) acute c) intermittant
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- Chronic: A disease that persists over a long period, often for the rest of a person's life, and typically has a gradual onset. - Acute: A disease that has a sudden onset, severe symptoms, and is usually of short duration, often resolving within a few days to Show more…
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