Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors noticed that for what was originally described as a respiratory virus, SARS-CoV-2 seemed to have a strong effect on the brain, causing everything from loss of taste and smell and brain fog to, in serious cases, stroke. In people who survive CO...
Does everyone with COVID-19 lose the sense of taste and smell? While losing your taste and smell are two of the most well-known signs of COVID-19, it happens to less than half of people who contract the disease. If you have a mild form of the disease, you’re much more likely to...
"Before this study, most scientists thought that the loss of smell in COVID-19 was mainly due to inflammation and damage to the olfactory nerves. Now, we have compiled evidence from medical imaging that COVID-19loss of smellis also due to swelling and blockage of the passages in the nose...
As the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to surge across Europe, many people are asking how best to protect themselves and others from the virus? As always, the first thing you should do is to follow government guidance and listen to the restrictions already in pla...
How does coronavirus affect kids? Most known COVID-19 cases are among the adult population. Andearly researchsuggests that fewer children than adults who do get the virus end up developing a fever, cough or shortness of breath, according to theAmerican Academy of Pediatrics. ...
Some studies show that up to 40% of people with COVID-19 are "asymptomatic." That means they don't feel sick or have symptoms. But the virus can still affect your body. X-rays and CT scans of some people without symptoms show lung damage including "ground-glass opacities," a typical...
Why does COVID-19 affect smell and taste? While the precise cause of smell dysfunction is not entirely understood, the mostly likely cause isdamage to the cellsthat support and assist the olfactory neurons, called sustentacular cells. When will I get my smell and taste back?
Your health and other conditions may also affect how long it lasts. Most people get mild infections with a cough, sore throat, or other upper respiratory signs. These usually go away in about 2 weeks. But some COVID symptoms, such as loss of taste or smell, can persist longer, lasting ...
Your health and other conditions may also affect how long it lasts. Most people get mild infections with a cough, sore throat, or other upper respiratory signs. These usually go away in about 2 weeks. But some COVID symptoms, such as loss of taste or smell, can persist longer, lasting ...
COVID-19: sometimes Allergies: absent Flu: sometimes Cold: absent Congestion COVID-19: sometimes Allergies: common Flu: sometimes Cold: common Loss of smell COVID-19: sometimes Allergies: sometimes Flu: sometimes Cold: sometimes Runny nose ...