What are acute diseases, chronic diseases, and infectious diseases?

Diseases:

1. They negatively affect the function of one or more organs or systems of the body.
2. They are associated with multiple indications and symptoms.

Acute diseases:

1. They appear suddenly and last for a few days.
2. They have a shorter lifespan.
3. They're usually curable.
4. Example – common cold, bone fracture

Chronic diseases:

1. Chronic diseases are illnesses that develop over time and endure for a long time or even a lifetime.
2. They create long-term harm to the patient's body.
3. It can be lethal at times.
4. Example – Cancer, diabetes

Infectious diseases:

1. They are easily spread from one person to another.
2. They are fairly frequent, and everyone gets sick from them at some point.
3. Some infectious diseases can be lethal.
4. Example – Common cold, AIDS (Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome),