The sense of smell may disappear after the third day of infection with the emerging coronavirus
The sense of smell may disappear after the third day of infection with the emerging coronavirus
6/28/2020
There are many symptoms that may be associated with infection with the emerging coronavirus, some of which are not specific to this virus, but this symptom may be unique to it!
The results of a new scientific study have found that the sense of smell often disappears in patients with the emerging coronavirus approximately after the third day of infection.
The study, published in the scientific journal Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, added that the injury may be associated with a loss of sense of taste also in the same period, that is, after the third day of the injury.
According to researchers based on the study, these results would help in identifying patients who may respond to antivirals.
One of the researchers in the study, Dr. (Ahmad Sedaghat) said: "The relationship between the loss of the sense of smell and infection with the emerging corona virus will help determine the period of infection of the patient with the virus, which is during the first week of it."
In order to reach these results, the researchers identified symptoms accompanying the infection of 103 people in Switzerland, who were diagnosed with the emerging coronavirus within six weeks.
They noted that approximately 61% of patients experienced a decrease or lack of sense of smell, and according to the study, this symptom may appear between approximately the third or fourth day of infection.
The researchers reported that the reduced sense of smell due to infection with the virus may be more pronounced in young people and women, and that the severity of this symptom is associated with the severity of other symptoms as well.
