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"When it comes to accurately diagnosing a disease, you might think you need
expensive, high-tech machinery and equipment capable of looking deep beneath
the skin at what’s going on in the body. But while these high-tech implements
certainly are incredible, they aren’t the only instruments capable of detecting
disease. In fact, you may even share a home with one of these powerful
disease-detecting agents.
There are numerous of instances of unsuspecting pet owners learning they had a
health problem from their pet. Examples include dogs licking, sniffing and even
trying to chew spots on their owner’s skin – spots that were later diagnosed as
malignant melanoma.
In fact, many species of animals – from the microscopic worm
C elegans, to
ants, mice and dogs – have all successfully demonstrated the ability to detect
diseases in people and from biological samples during experiments.
The diseases detected are diverse – from cancer and urinary tract infections to
COVID-19 and the gastrointestinal infection,
Clostridium difficile.
Many of these diseases are potentially serious, especially in vulnerable and
immunocompromised patients, so accurate and early detection is essential.
Here are just a few of the amazing animals that are able to detect disease in
humans"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
