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21/01/2022 5:32 pm
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Can a disease be detected before its symptoms appear? Explain the principle involved.
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21/01/2022 5:33 pm
Presence of a pathogen (bacteria, viruses, etc.) is normally suspected only when the pathogen has produced a disease symptom. By this time the concentration of pathogen is already very high in the body. However, very low concentration of a bacteria or virus (at a time when the symptoms of the disease are not yet visible) can be detected by amplification of their nucleic acid by PCR.