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A sensor is a device which receives and responds to a signal.

It measures a physical quantity and converts it into a signal that can be can be read by an observer or by an instrument.

The sensors can be used to detect a huge variety of conditions like temperature, pressure, humidity, speed, motion, distance, light etc.

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It can be used for fast diagnosis of diseases and conditions such as HIV, hepatitis, ebola, and malaria from a single drop of blood or saliva.

In measuring levels of blood glucose in diabetics.

Can Detect the presence of harmful microbes and infection in the blood.

For predicting fertility in women

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Reduction in healthcare costs Provide targeted treatments that are tailored

for the individual based on their readings, rather than applying one-size-fits-all prescriptions.

Diagnosis could be almost instant Could be used at places where the availability

of doctors and diagnostic equipment is in short supply

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The graph clearly shows the rapidly increasing trends of Mobile Sensing Apps in fitness and sports.


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