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Acute vs Chronic As both acute and chronic are used in the field of medicine very often, it is very useful to identify and understand the difference between acute and chronic. In medical terms, ‘acute’ refers to sudden onset disease which lasts for short duration and severe in nature, whereas Chronic illness lasts for […]
The key difference between anorexia and bulimia is their eating pattern. Anorexic patients do not eat while bulimic patients eat, but try to purge using various methods. Anorexia and bulimia are two common eating disorders. They both result in poor calorie intake. In anorexia, the poor caloric intake is due to inadequate eating. In bulimia, the […]
The key difference between swine flu and ordinary flu is that swine flu is particularly due to an infection caused by a subtype of influenza A virus, while ordinary flu is particularly due to an infection caused by influenza A, B, or C virus. Flu is a common respiratory illness people get from influenza viruses. […]
