Title English:
acute disease
Definition English:
A disease characterized by a relatively sudden onset of symptoms that are usually severe. An episode of acute disease results in recovery to a state comparable to the patient's condition of health and activity before the disease, in passage into a chronic phase, or in death. Examples are pneumonia and appendicitis.
Title Arabic:
مرض حاد
Title French:
maladie aiguë
المجال الأحصائي:
Social Development
الموضوع:
Population
InformationType:
Term
SourceSymbol:
E/ESCWA/Pop/88/3
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