Heres what it’s crucial that you know.
Why Did the Risk of Smell and Taste Loss with COVID Drop?
Foster explained that scent first has to come into contact with a receptor in your nose.
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Then, the message received from the scent gets transmitted to different parts of the brain for processing.
What Are the Common Symptoms of COVID Today?
Remember that having a single negative antigen test result cannot rule out COVID.
Foster cautioned that even then, testing is not perfect.
If you have symptoms like congestion, runny nose, and a fever, take an at-home COVID test.
For the most recent updates on COVID-19, visit ourcoronavirus news page.
Virginia Commonwealth University.Risk of smell loss from COVID-19 is as low as 6% compared with initial variants.
Reiter ER, Coelho DH, French E, et al.COVID-19-associated chemosensory loss continues to decline.Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Self-testing at home or anywhere.
