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Your Breath May Reveal Your Health Status - Slideshow

Written by Dr. Lakshmi Venkataraman, MD
Medically Reviewed by 
The Medindia Medical Review Team on May 03, 2018
Last Updated on May 03, 2018

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Introduction, Your Breath May Reveal Your Health Status
Breath contains distinct scents and volatile biomarkers that can help detect several diseases. In fact, dogs are known to detect low blood glucose levels, seizures activity in brain and cancers, by sniffing a person's breath. Giant rats in Africa are known to have the ability to smell tuberculosis infection. Can you believe the practice of using breath to diagnose disease dates back to the time of Hippocrates around 400 BC? An astute physician can diagnose several medical conditions by noting the type of breathing and odor associated with a person's breath.
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Introduction

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Breathing Problems in Disease

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Bad Breath Associated with Certain Foods

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Types of Breath Odor in Disease Conditions

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Breath in Immunosuppressed State

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Breath in Kidney and Liver Failure

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Sour or Acidic Breath

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Bad Breath in Stomach and Respiratory Diseases

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Conditions in Mouth Causing Bad Breath

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Latest Na-Nose Technology to Diagnose Disease


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