Loss of smell from Covid-19 differs from common cold

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Loss of smell from Covid-19 differs from common cold
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Loss of smell from Covid-19 differs from common cold | Health24com

Loss of smell is also common during other respiratory illnesses, but differs from Covid-19As research on Covid-19 progressed, loss of smell as a symptom was officially added to the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention’s list of Covid-19 symptoms. At that stage, it still wasn’t clear what caused this phenomenon. explored the possibility that loss of smell could be a neurological indicator of early infection with the new coronavirus.

Loss of smell as a result of other infections such as a common cold is accompanied by a runny or blocked nose. "We wanted to see if their smell and taste test scores could help discriminate between Covid-19 patients and those with a heavy cold.

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