Does Disease Have A Smell?

For thousands of years, medical professionals have diagnosed illness based on their patient’s scent. How do humans, dogs and machines smell disease today?

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SOURCES:

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/20/health/the-smell-of-disease/

http://sciencenetlinks.com/science-news/science-updates/smelling-diseases/

http://io9.gizmodo.com/5959395/these-diseases-can-be-diagnosed-by-smell

http://www.livescience.com/42836-smell-sickness-immune-system.html

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-34583642

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/10/23/scottish-woman-detects-a-musky-smell-that-could-radically-improve-how-parkinsons-disease-is-diagnosed/

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