It took the advent of the polymerase chain reaction to detect the presence of the causative agent for which disease?
A) anthrax
B) tuberculosis
C) AIDS
D) rabies
E) smallpox

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The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was pivotal in detecting the presence of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, due to its ability to amplify tiny amounts of the virus's genetic material, making detection possible even when the virus is present in very low quantities.

It Took the Advent of the Polymerase Chain Reaction to Detect