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

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A diagnostic technique helps us to identify a disease. Example : ELISA to test for HIV. A therapeutic agent on the other hand helps in the 1 treatment of a disease. Example: Antibiotics for bacterial infections.
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