Lesson 915 of 1524
Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
An acute disease is short in duration, whereas a chronic disease lasts for months or years.
Practice this chapterAn acute disease is short in duration, whereas a chronic disease lasts for months or years. Some infections cause disease , which is any deviation from the normal function or structure of the host
Signs of a disease are objective and are measured. Symptoms of a disease are subjective and are reported by the patient
disease — objective and are measured. acute disease — short in duration, whereas a chronic disease lasts for months or years.
Be able to distinguish between signs and symptoms of disease; explain the difference between a communicable disease and a noncommunicable disease; compare different types of infectious diseases, including iatrogenic, nosocomial, and zoonotic diseases.
Worked example
What does “disease” mean in Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity?
- 1Use the wording this chapter gives for disease.
- 2The book says: objective and are measured.
- 3Do not use the meaning of acute disease. That term means short in duration, whereas a chronic disease lasts for months or years.
Result: objective and are measured
Why. That is the meaning this chapter gives for disease.
Do not swap disease and acute disease. disease means objective and are measured. acute disease means short in duration, whereas a chronic disease lasts for months or years.
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