Maui Sescon

12A-STEM

Discuss how PCR may be used for the detection of disease causing pathogens in a population.

- A polymerace chain reaction test is performed to detect genetic material from a specific
organisms, this can be used in our current situation since we are under the pandemic because of
the virus called COVID 19, PCR test for COVID 19 is a test used to diagnosis people who are
currently infected with SARS-CoV-2 which is the Corona Virus that causes Covid 19. PCR test is
the most essential test to do in our current situation since it is the most accurate and reliable
test