Difference between Acute and Chronic disease
Difference between Acute disease and Chronic disease are in tabular form below –
No. |
Acute disease |
Chronic disease |
1. | Acute disease is defined as a type of disease which can begin rapidly and have intense symptoms, and disease lasts for just a short time. | Chronic disease is defined as a type of disease which can be mild severe or fatal and disease lasts for a long time. |
2. | This disease lasts for a short time. | This disease lasts for a long time. |
3. | A person with acute disease will not fell tiredness all the time. | A person with chronic disease will feel tiredness all the time. |
4. | Weight-loss of a person (With acute disease) does not takes place. | Weight-loss of a person (With chronic disease) takes place. |
5. | Short term effects are shown by the acute disease. | Long term effects are shown by the chronic disease. |
6. | Beginning of the acute disease is rapid. | Beginning of the chronic disease is gradual (Up and Down). |
7. | Examples of Acute disease are :
Asthma, common cold. |
Examples of Chronic disease are: Cancer, Diabetes etc. |