Lost Sense of Smell May Be Peculiar Clue to Coronavirus Infection
This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Omaha Steve (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).
Source: New York Times
Doctor groups are recommending testing and isolation for people who lose their ability to smell and taste, even if they have no other symptoms.
...
Anosmia, the loss of sense of smell, and ageusia, an accompanying diminished sense of taste, have emerged as peculiar telltale signs of Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, and possible markers of infection.
On Friday, British ear, nose and throat doctors, citing reports from colleagues around the world, called on adults who lose their senses of smell to isolate themselves for seven days, even if they have no other symptoms, to slow the diseases spread. The published data is limited, but doctors are concerned enough to raise warnings.
...
Almost everybody who is hospitalized has this same story, said Dr. Marco Metra, chief of the cardiology department at the main hospital in Brescia, where 700 of 1,200 inpatients have the coronavirus. You ask about the patients wife or husband. And the patient says, My wife has just lost her smell and taste but otherwise she is well. So she is likely infected, and she is spreading it"
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/22/health/coronavirus-symptoms-smell-taste.html
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)Red eyes may be telltale symptom of coronavirus: nurse
https://nypost.com/2020/03/24/red-eyes-may-be-telltale-symptom-of-coronavirus-nurse/
cstanleytech
(26,290 posts)highly unlikely.
no_hypocrisy
(46,088 posts)That often means stuffed noses and impeded sense of smell/taste.
cstanleytech
(26,290 posts)on anything outside and even looks like a hazy fog in the distance.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)SergeStorms
(19,199 posts)Not to make light of this news or the virus, but that's the first thing that popped into my mind. I'm viral news punchy right now.
diane in sf
(3,913 posts)idea. It seems to shorten colds and make them less severe. The common cold virus is often another type of corona virus (there are some other viruses with the same symptoms).
Marthe48
(16,949 posts)I was diagnosed and treated. I lost my sense of smell for 2 or 3 weeks.
Omaha Steve
(99,618 posts)Article is way over the 12 hour limit for LBN. It is 3 days old.
Statement of Purpose
Post the latest news from reputable mainstream news websites and blogs. Important news of national interest only. No analysis or opinion pieces. No duplicates. News stories must have been published within the last 12 hours. Use the published title of the story as the title of the discussion thread.