By JOE PINKSTONE FOR MAILONLINE Losing the senses smell and taste are common symptoms of Covid-19 and new data shows it affects 86 per cent of individuals with mild cases. However only 4.5 per cent of people with moderate cases and 6.9 per cent in severe-to-critical cases say they have these symptoms. The study from Paris Saclay University...
WILEY A reduced sense of smell, or olfactory dysfunction, is one of the most common symptoms of COVID-19. A recent study published the Journal of Internal Medicine has examined it prevalence and recovery in patients with varying degrees of severity of COVID-19. In the study of 2,581 patients from 18 European hospitals, the patient-reported prevalence of olfactory...
by Flinders University Medical experts in countries hit by COVID-19 are reporting the first tell-tale signs of the virus may be in an unexpected loss of smell. Ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgeons say loss of smell—as the virus causes swelling in the olfactory mucosa more than other viruses—could be used as a key clinical...
