To determine:
How is it possible to find that diseases that are currently thought to be non-infectious will probably be found to be caused by microbes?
Introduction:
Currently there are several non-infectious diseases that are thought to be not caused by microbes. But, in next decade it is quite possible that it will be found out that these diseases have been caused by microbes.
Explanation of Solution
Due to the advent of technologies many techniques have evolved and have been invented that can easily isolate and identify various types of microbes within few hours. These techniques have high accuracy and are very sensitive. The most advanced among them are the genetic techniques, that help in analyzing the genome of an isolated culture. Many new culture techniques and culture media have also been made. Hence, the diagnosis in modern medicine has reached great heights.
Hence, it may be concluded that, the advent in diagnostic techniques has taken modern medicine to such a stage where many non-infectious diseases can be found out to be caused by microbes and genetic techniques especially will help in great way in differentiating and identifying the microbes.
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