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Reshma Chowdary
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Samantha is taking a course that concentrates on acute and chronic illnesses and diseases and the symptoms and impairments they produce. What is Samantha studying?

A) longevity
B) morbidity
C) health expectancy
D) burden of disease

Acute Illnesses

Short-term medical conditions that come on rapidly and have specific symptoms or effects.

Chronic Illnesses

Long-term health conditions that are persistent and usually require ongoing management, such as diabetes or heart disease.

Morbidity

The condition of being diseased or the incidence rate of disease in a population.

  • Explain the concepts of mortality, morbidity, and life expectancy.
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Jodi Marie EstrellaDec 11, 2024
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