The major cause of death and disability in the United States are a result of which of the following?
A. Acute diseases
B. Chronic diseases
C. Infectious diseases
D. Exotic diseases
B
Because of successes in public health, medicine, and biomedical technology, acute and infectious diseases are no longer major causes of death, disease, and disability in the United States. Many health care analysts believe that the heaviest burden of illness today is due to chronic diseases.
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