Acute:
Lasting for a limited duration only with no long lasting carrier stage
Chronic:
Continuing, or possibly continuing, infection, even without symptoms or signs of infection.
Infectious Diseases:
Are infections that can easily be passed from person to person, either through casual or intimate contact.
Non Contagious Disease:
Is a disease which is not transmitted person to person without the aid of a vector (e.g. a mosquito) or is a disease that is the result of an environmental issue which may be shared e.g. food poisoning.
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