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Worth pointing out that humans can also smell disease in human breath - broad odours point to disease of particular organs (liver, kidney) and also to some spec
by thomasfedb 8y ago
Worth pointing out that humans can also smell disease in human breath - broad odours point to disease of particular organs (liver, kidney) and also to some specific diseases (diabetes).
- ambicapter 8y agoIs this why old people smell old?
- thomasfedb 8y agoNo, that smell is a result of body odor change, not breath.
- GolDDranks 8y agoI don't think we know 100% how much specific diseases contribute, but there is at least ongoing research about that, and it seems there is general changes in body odour composition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_person_smell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_person_smell
- ubernostrum 8y agoSo can animals. Having had a family member who was epileptic, I can attest he often had a unique odor on his breath shortly before a seizure occurred. Now, there are people doing research into training dogs to detect that and alert that a seizure is imminent.
- tytytytytytytyt 8y agoThe existing dogs aren't good enough?