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Convalescence is the gradual recovery of
Convalescence is the gradual recovery of health
Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organ ...
and strength after illness or injury. It refers to the later stage of an infectious disease
An infection is the invasion of tissues by pathogens, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agent and the toxins they produce. An infectious disease, also known as a transmissible disease or communicable di ...
or illness when the patient recovers and returns to previous health, but may continue to be a source of infection to others even if feeling better. In this sense, " recovery" can be considered a synonymous term. This also sometimes includes patient care after a major surgery
Surgery ''cheirourgikē'' (composed of χείρ, "hand", and ἔργον, "work"), via la, chirurgiae, meaning "hand work". is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a person to investigate or treat a pa ...
, under which they are required to visit the doctor for regular check-ups.
Convalescent care facilities are sometimes recognized by the acronym TCF (Transitional Convalescent Facilities).
See also
*Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation or Rehab may refer to:
Health
* Rehabilitation (neuropsychology), therapy to regain or improve neurocognitive function that has been lost or diminished
* Rehabilitation (wildlife), treatment of injured wildlife so they can be retur ...
, therapy to control a medical condition such as an addiction
* Recuperation (recovery), a period of physical or mental recovery
* Recuperation (sociology), a sociological concept
* Relapse, reappearance of symptoms
* Remission
Remission often refers to:
*Forgiveness
Remission may also refer to:
Healthcare and science
*Remission (medicine), the state of absence of disease activity in patients with a chronic illness, with the possibility of return of disease activity
*R ...
, absence of symptoms in chronic diseases
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