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Acute diseases last for a very long time.


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True

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The correct option is B

False


In medicine, an acute disease is the one with a rapid onset, a short course, or both. Acute may be used to distinguish a disease from a chronic form, such as acute leukemia and chronic leukemia, or to highlight the sudden onset of a disease, such as acute myocardial infarction.


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