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Types of Illness - Acute
- Chronic
Acute Illness - Rapid Onset
- Short Duration
- Return to previous level of function after
treatment
Chronic Illness - a health condition or disease that persists over a
long period
- typically lasting for more than three months
- Prolonged Illness
- No Cure
- Results in irreversible Damages
- Possible Disability
- Requires rehab and/or long-term medical
management and nursing care