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title: Can we detect illness with the human voice?
description: There are many things we can tell by a person’s voice, including details like where they’re from or their emotional state. But now...
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# [Can we detect illness with the human voice?](https://aiatranslations.com/blog/post/can-we-detect-illness-with-the-human-voice)

 Written by [Alysa Salzberg](https://aiatranslations.com/blog/author/alysa-salzberg) | Nov 20, 2020 5:00:00 AM

There are many things we can tell by a person’s voice, including details like where they’re from or their emotional state. But now scientists have discovered something else a voice may reveal: the state of a person’s health.

An in-depth article explores the idea of a vocal biome that could help us detect pulmonary conditions, Parkinson’s disease, and other illnesses.

[Read on](https://medcitynews.com/2020/11/researchers-turn-an-ear-to-voice-based-biomarkers/) to learn about this fascinating new field of study.

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