The Oxford Dictionary defines "chronic" as, when referring to an illness, persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.
There are many chronic diseases that can disable people Arthritis is just one of them.
Chronic diseases and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are often used interchangeably, but there are distinctions. Chronic diseases refer to a broad category of long-lasting health conditions, which can include both communicable diseases (like HIV/AIDS) and non-communicable diseases. Non-communicable diseases specifically refer to conditions that are not transmitted from person to person, such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Therefore, all NCDs are chronic diseases, but not all chronic diseases are non-communicable.
Diseases are frequently referred to as communicable or non-communicable. Communicable diseases comprise infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and measles, while non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are mostly chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and diabetes. That leads to the term communicable.
Chronic diseases are those that have a slow onset and a long duration.
Edmund P. Banning has written: 'Common sense on chronic diseases; or, A rational treatise on the mechanical cause and cure of most chronic affections of the truncal organs of both the male and female systems .' -- subject(s): Chronic diseases 'Common sense on the mechanical pathology and treatment of chronic diseases of the male and female systems' -- subject(s): Trusses (Surgery), Chronic Disease, Chronic diseases, Clothing and dress, Voice, Clothing, Trusses, Posture
chronic and acute
They can be cured by smoking chronic bud. This is good for other types of chronic pains.
JoAnn LeMaistre has written: 'After the diagnosis' -- subject(s): Chronic diseases, Chronically ill, Psychological aspects, Psychological aspects of Chronic diseases
Several chronic diseases affect the African-American community. They include sickle cell anemia, and other diseases such as hepatitis, flu, mumps, and measles.
main types of noncommunicable diseases are cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes.
Georgia Travis has written: 'Chronic illness in children' -- subject(s): Chronic diseases in children, Psychological aspects, Psychological aspects of Chronic diseases in children, Social aspects, Social aspects of Chronic diseases in children 'Chronic disease and disability' -- subject(s): Chronic diseases, Chronically ill, Rehabilitation, Social aspects, Social aspects of Chronic diseases, Social medicine
Tuberculosis and leprosy are examples of chronic diseases.