Versatile Nature of Saliva

What is it about?

Saliva is a biochemical fluid mixture that offers an advantage over serum and other biological fluids by an economic and non-invasive collection method for mass screening of disease and its increased progression. Saliva and its component involved in maintaining mucosal integrity and aids in digestion through salivary enzymes.

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Photo by CDC on Unsplash

Photo by CDC on Unsplash

Why is it important?

Prevention is better than cure for many human diseases which have global impact includes diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular, metabolic, and neurological diseases, and in late December of 2019, the COVID-19 triggered a rapid outbreak is also under consideration. For the early detection and diagnosis saliva serves as a potential biomarker to reduce disease severity and to prevent complications, since there is a lack of success in the development of better therapy. Saliva is a biochemical fluid mixture that offers an advantage over serum and other biological fluids by an economic and non-invasive collection method for mass screening of disease and its increased progression.

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