Question

Sort out acute and chronic diseases given in the box and select the correct option

(i) Elephantiasis	(ii) Asthma	(iii) Measles	(iv) Dysentery
(v) Cholera	(vi) Cancer	(vii) Diabetes	(viii) Diarrhoea

• A. Acute diseases- (i), (ii), (iii), (v) Chronic diseases- (iv), (vi), (vii), (viii)
• B. Acute diseases- (ii), (iv), (vii), (viii) Chronic diseases- (i), (iii), (v), (vi)
• C. Acute diseases- (iii), (iv), (v), (viii) Chronic diseases- (i), (ii), (vii), (vi)
• D. Acute diseases- (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) Chronic diseases- (i), (ii), (vii), (viii)

Answer 1

The correct option is C Acute diseases- (iii), (iv), (v), (viii)

Chronic diseases- (i), (ii), (vii), (vi)

• An acute disease is a disease that mainly occurs for a very short duration and it is not severe. It can be easily cured by regular treatment and it is not life-threatening.
• A chronic illness is one that requires medical supervision and is often a disease that occurs for a long period of time. Examples of chronic illnesses are cancer, AIDS.
• Acute diseases: Measles, diarrhoea, dysentery, cholera, etc.
• Chronic diseases: elephantiasis, cancer, asthma, diabetes, etc

So, the correct answer is option C.