Differentiate between the following:
- Acute disease and Chronic disease
- Infectious disease and Non-infectious disease
- Symptom-based treatment and Microbe-based treatment
- Antibiotics and Vaccines
- Congenital disease and Acquired disease

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Acute diseaseChronic disease
Lasts for a very short period of time.Lasts for a long period of time,may be a lifetime.

Infectious diseaseNon-infectious disease
Spreads from one person to another (communicable).Does not spread from one person to another (non-communicable).

Symptom-based treatmentMicrobe-based treatment
Medicines are given to reduce the effects (symptoms) of the disease.Medicines are given to kill the specific disease-causing microorganism.

AntibioticsVaccines
Medicines given after the disease occurs to kill or inhibit microbes.Biological preparations given before the disease to build immunity.

Congenital diseaseAcquired disease
Disease present at the time of birth.Disease developed after birth due to organ malfunction or pathogens.

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