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Can a disease...

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Can a disease be detected before its symptoms appear? Explain the principle involved.

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Yes, disease can be detected before symptoms appear and this is known as screening.
This can be done using Polymerase chain reaction, ELISA (enzyme linked immunosorbent assay) etc.

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