Question

Differentiate between diagnostics and therapeutics. Give one example and for each category

Answer 1

Definition:
Diagnostics are methods followed to detect the presence of a disease in the body.
Therapeutics are certain materials like vaccines, proteins or hormones that help in the treatment of a disease.


Significance:
Diagnostics are essential to understand the disease and plan for treatment whereas the therapeutics are used for curing or preventing a disease.

Example:
Diagnostic methods are $ELISA$ (Enzyme Linked Immuno-sorbent Assay) and $PCR$ (Polymerase Chain Reaction). Therapeutic drugs such as antibiotics are used against bacteria.

Summary:
Difference between diagnostics and therapeutics:

Criteria	Diagnostic	Therapeutic
Definition	Methods followed to detect the presence of a disease in the body	Certain materials like vaccines, proteins or hormones that help in the treatment of a disease
Significance	Helps to understand the disease and plan for treatment	Used for curing or preventing a disease
Eaxmple	$ELISAandPCR$	Antibiotics

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