Acute Diseases
- Conditions are severe and sudden in onset. This could describe anything from a broken bone to an asthma attack. Acute illnesses generally develop suddenly and last a short time, often only a few days or weeks.
- These diseases occur suddenly and last for a shorter period.
- Acute conditions are often caused by a virus or an infection, but can also be caused by an injury resulting from a fall or an automobile accident, or by the misuse of drugs or medications.
Few Examples
- Injury or wound
- Broken bone
- Bronchitis
- Burn
- Common cold
- Flu
- Pneumonia
- Respiratory infection
- Strep throat
Chronic Diseases
- A chronic condition, is a long-developing syndrome. Chronic conditions develop slowly and may worsen over an extended period of time , months to years.
- They last longer, sometimes lifetime.
- Most of the times chronic diseases are a result of improper lifestyle choices.
- Chronic conditions are often caused by unhealthy behaviors that increase the risk of disease—poor nutrition, inadequate physical activity, overuse of alcohol, or smoking. Social, emotional, environmental, and genetic factors also play a role. As people age, they are more likely to develop one or more chronic conditions.
Few Examples
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Depression, anxiety, panic disorder
- Insulin resistance
- Type 2 Diabetes
- High blood pressure
- Imbalanced blood lipid profile (Cholesterol and Triglycerides)
- Chronic inflammation
- Obesity and related diseases
- Osteoporosis
- Cardiovascular disease
- Non alcoholic fatty liver disease
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
- Most Common Auto-Immune Diseases
- Hypothyroidism
- Sexual disorders
- PCOD
- Hair loss
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