Are sudden absence of sense of smell and taste mean Covid-19 infections in the absence of other symptoms?
There is new evidence for the loss of smell as a symptom of COVID-19 infection.
https://www.entuk.org/sites/default/files/files/Loss%20of%20sense%20of%20smell%20as%20marker%20of%20COVID.pdf
Dear dr.
In particular, there is a belief that these signs may be present in many with asymptomatic COVID-19, and therefore asking about them could be a way to prioritize people for initial testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the absence of other symptoms.
Anyone testing positive could then quarantine, and their contacts could be traced.
Despite this, the World Health Organization (WHO) has not listed loss of smell or taste as potential symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
But the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has now added "new loss of taste or smell" as a symptom on its COVID-19 information page.
Dear dr.
In particular, there is a belief that these signs may be present in many with asymptomatic COVID-19, and therefore asking about them could be a way to prioritize people for initial testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the absence of other symptoms.
Anyone testing positive could then quarantine, and their contacts could be traced.
Despite this, the World Health Organization (WHO) has not listed loss of smell or taste as potential symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
But the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has now added "new loss of taste or smell" as a symptom on its COVID-19 information page.
https://www.researchgate.net/deref/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.entuk.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Ffiles%2FLoss%2520of%2520sense%2520of%2520smell%2520as%2520marker%2520of%2520COVID.pdf
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https://www.entuk.org/loss-sense-smell-marker-covid-19-infection
https://www.researchgate.net/deref/https%3A%2F%2Flitfl.com%2Fminimum-inhibitory-concentration%2F
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https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/929116
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-covid-19-makes-people-lose-their-sense-of-smell1/
Dear Dr.
In common patients ,yes it is a signs for COVID19
Anosmia may be due to a whole lots of underlying pathology. So, please none should be anxious that's covid19 is the only culprit. A thorough evaluation is definitely necessary.
It depends on loads of viruses and secondary invader bacteria related to olfactory nerve dilatations. The sensory reflex can be handicapped when the central nervous system becomes failure to conduct receptors due to the high quantity volume of viral and bacterial toxin acting for desensitization. So, not only SARA-CoV 2, but also respiratory interstitial related viruses and bacteria are responsible for desensitization.
A number of new publications show a high proportion of people infected with COVID-19 report loss of smell and/or taste, with their authors adding to the clamor to recognize these symptoms as potentially indicative of the infection.
In particular, there is a belief that these signs may be present in many with asymptomatic COVID-19, and therefore asking about them could be a way to prioritize people for initial testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the absence of other symptoms.
Anyone testing positive could then quarantine, and their contacts could be traced.
Despite this, the World Health Organization (WHO) has not listed loss of smell or taste as potential symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
But the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has now added "new loss of taste or smell" as a symptom on its COVID-19 information page.
Author of one of the newly published studies, Carol H. Yan, MD, an otolaryngologist and head and neck surgeon at the University of California San Diego, also thinks that sudden smell and taste loss seem to be fairly specific markers of COVID-19.
In her survey of patients who presented to UC San Diego Health for SARS-CoV-2 testing, Yan and colleagues reported that 68% (40 of 59) of COVID-19-positive patients reported olfactory impairment and 71% (42 of 59) reported taste impairment