Long-term or permanent damage to tissues or organs resulting from a specific disease are called ________.

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Sequelae refers to long-term or permanent damage to tissues or organs resulting from a specific disease. Symptoms are subjective indications of disease or discomfort, infections are the invasion of disease-causing microorganisms into the body, latencies are periods in which a disease is present but not yet manifesting symptoms, and dormancies refers to a state of reduced metabolic activity in microorganisms or viruses.

Long-Term or Permanent Damage to Tissues or Organs Resulting from a Specific