Acute Disease MeSH Descriptor Data 2026

MeSH Heading: Acute Disease
Tree Number(s): C23.550.291.125
Unique ID: D000208
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000208
Annotation: IM general only; usually NIM with specific disease IM
Scope Note: Disease having a short and relatively severe course.
Entry Version: ACUTE DIS
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68
Date Introduced: 1968/01/01
Last Updated: 1999/11/08

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

economics (EC)

epidemiology (EP)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

rehabilitation (RH)

therapy (TH)

Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
- Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
  - Disease Attributes [C23.550.291]

Acute Disease Preferred

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