Any disease with a sudden onset, intense symptoms and brief duration.
A disease that is characterized by a single episode of a short duration from which the person returns to normal or a previous state of health. It is possible for a person to suffer an acute episode resulting from a chronic disease, acute.
A disease which is characterized by a single episode of a fairly short duration from which the patient returns to his normal or previous state and level of activity. While acute diseases are frequently distinguished from chronic diseases, there is no standard definition or distinction. It is worth nothing that an acute episode of a chronic disease (an episode of diabetic coma in a patient with diabetes) is often treated as an acute disease.
A disease having a rapid onset and relatively short duration.