Loss of taste and smell as COVID-19 symptom should be screening measure for virus across the world

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Loss of taste and smell as COVID-19 symptom should be screening measure for virus across the world
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Common symptoms of the COVID-19 disease include fever, cough, and shortness of breath.

It is crucial to understand the role smell and taste play in the disease as this could help to identify patients who don't have known symptoms like a fever, cough, or shortness of breath.Co-author Dr. Carol Yan, an otolaryngologist and head and neck surgeon at UC San Diego Health, commented in a statement:"We know COVID-19 is an extremely contagious virus. This study supports the need to be aware of smell and taste loss as early signs of COVID-19.

Yan added:"It is our hope that with these findings other institutions will follow suit and not only list smell and taste loss as a symptom of COVID-19, but use it as a screening measure for the virus across the world."map below, since the coronavirus emerged for the central Chinese city of Wuhan late last year, it has reached almost every corner of the globe. A total of 1.

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