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What does "acute" mean? eg acute tonsillitis
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Acute v. chronic: Exact time cutoff is 6 months. Bur sometimes diseases are "recurrent" acute over >6month period. You can get many bouts of tonsillitis (or colds, allergic rhinitis, back pain, etc.) >6 month period, but that does not make it chronic.
Answered 10/24/2014
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Acute=new: An acute condition is one that has recently developed, vs. chronic meaning long standing.
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