∞ generated and posted on 2023.05.20 ∞
Malady that comes on fast and, if cleared from the body, is cleared quickly.
| Though we might think of 'acute', as in Acute Disease, as something that comes on fast and strong, really what is being referred to is a high level of intensity, even if it take a while to for the disease to get to that level: it's acute because it is a problem, now! |
Most the infections we experience are acute ones, e.g., you are sick for a few days or a week or so and then you get better. That is, generally an infection, or non-infectious disease that lays us up for weeks or months we usually will not describe as acute, even if the symptoms are challenging.
Contrast acute disease with chronic disease.