Diagnostics tests are often described by their sensitivity and specificity for a specific disease or disorder, which indicates how likely a test is able to detect a particular disease without producing an erroneous result. Research the terms
sensitivity and specificity and explain which one refers to the ability to detect a disease and which refers to the ability to distinguish a disease.
Sensitivity refers to the ability to detect a given condition or disease. This term describes how likely the test is to pick up all occurrences of the disease. Specificity refers to the ability to distinguish a disease from other diseases, or the ability to detect individuals without the condition or disease.
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