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What is prolonged illness?

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A Prolonged Illness is simply any illness that doesnt respond well to trteatment & drags on for a long time

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Is prolonged the same as longterm?

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the parasympathetic nervous system.


What bacterial diseases produces a non-specific illness that may produce a prolonged disability but is rarely fatal?

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What happens to the muscles during a prolonged illness?

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