PARIS, France – From a mother unable to smell her baby's nappy to a lawmaker who suddenly could not taste food, somepatients have described a loss of olfactory senses – and experts say this might be a new way to detect the virus.
In Britain, ENT doctors have urged health authorities to advise people with a sudden loss of smell or taste to self-isolate even if they have no other symptoms. Around 40% of cases of sudden loss of smell in adults are caused by post-viral anosmia, she said, and previously known coronaviruses are thought to account for up to 15%.
The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery on Sunday noted growing anecdotal evidence that anosmia and dysgeusia – taste disorder – were"significant symptoms" of the virus. "It went so far that one mother could no longer smell her child's full nappy. Others couldn't smell their shampoo anymore and their food started to taste bland," he told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper.A lack of testing in many countries means that often only those with the most severe symptoms are confirmed to have the virus.Nadine Dorries, the first British politician to test positive, said she lost both her sense of smell and taste.
Loss of smell coupled with loss of taste is a very serious symptomfor corona virus. God save us
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