An infection of long duration is called what?

• A. Chronic Infection
• B. Communicable Disease
• C. Blood-Borne Pathogens
• D. Anaphylaxis

Answer: (A)

A long-lasting infection is described as chronic. Chronic infections persist beyond the normal acute phase and can last months or years, sometimes with periods of low activity and occasional flare-ups. They focus on how long the infection remains in the body, rather than how it spreads.

Understand that a communicable disease refers to something that can be transmitted between people, which is about spread, not duration. Blood-borne pathogens are about pathogens carried in blood and the route of transmission, not how long an infection lasts. Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction, not an infection.