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Give two examples for each of the following

(a) Acute diseases

(b) Chronic diseases

(c) Infectious diseases

(d) Non-infectious diseases

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Two examples for each of the following are:

  1. Acute diseases: The diseases which lasts for a certain (mostly short) period of time are termed as Acute diseases.

Examples – Viral fever and Flu.

  1. Chronic diseases: The diseases which last for a long span of time (in some cases for lifetime) are termed as Chronic diseases.

Examples – Elephantiasis and Tuberculosis.

  1. Infectious diseases: The diseases caused by infectious agents such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoans are termed as infectious diseases.

Examples – Chicken Pox and HIV/Aids.

  1. Non-infectious diseases: The disease which cannot be transmitted via infecting agents are termed as Non-infectious diseases.

Examples – Cancer and Diabetes.

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