acute disease
noun
plural acute diseases
: a disease (such as bronchitis, gastroenteritis, or the flu) of rapid onset and relatively short duration
As the population gets older, and as medical science triumphs over microbes, the burden is now shifting from acute disease to chronic disease.—Jessie C. Gruman
Under the new transplant rules, a person facing imminent death from liver failure due to an acute disease, such as viral infection, would have top priority for getting a new organ.—Froma Harrop
Historically, the RDAs [=recommended dietary allowances] have been set to prevent such acute diseases as scurvy or beriberi, as a result of vitamin deficiencies.—Dolores Kong
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