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Difference between a sign and symptom

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A symptom is any subjective evidence of disease, while a sign is any objective evidence of disease.
Therefore, a symptom is a phenomenon that is experienced by the individual affected by the disease, while a sign is a phenomenon that can be detected by someone other than the individual affected by the disease.

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