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Acute Infections Definition:
Infections with a rapid onset that last for a relatively short time.
Prescott's Microbiology 9th Edition by Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton
Acute Infections Notes:
Acute infection is a type of infection in which the microbe lives inside a host for less than six months. However, according to latest research, acute infections can have long-term effects on a person's body and can predispose a person to onset of chronic diseases later in life.
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