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If you are sick in the last six months, it is likely that you worry that you can have COVID-19. Each sniff, cough or rash was a cause of alarm - and that should be. The coronavirus can be fatal (for you and those around you), so do you test if you fear that you have it. However, there is a symptom that most coronavirus patients could have been wrong for many others, andA study says it's the number one indicator that you have coronavirus: loss of taste or smell.(For an essential round of long-term symptoms, do not miss this list of theWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.)

A new loss of taste or odor is an indicator n ° 1

"It's just a strange symptom that does not happen with most other diseases, so it is rarely wrong," said Dr. Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology atKing's College Londonand a main author of the study told theNew York Times. The search was made byGeneral Hospital of Massachusetts(MGH) andKing's College London.

Harvard breaks down the methodology: "In the work, recently published in the newspaperMedicine of natureThe researchers used data of approximately 18,000 participants tested for SARS-COV-2 to understand which symptoms were the most common among those who had tested positive. They discovered that loss of taste and smell has been reported by most people tested, about 65% and thatThe most predictive group of symptoms was the loss of smell and taste, fatigue, persistent cough and loss of appetite. "

Researchers, according to Harvard, "their model applied more than 800,000 participants in the study that had not been tested and determined that about 140,000 of them were probably infected with the virus, a little more than 5% of the population of the study. "

Know the 11 most common symptoms

The data was collected from an application in which users reported their symptoms. Scientists hope that such applications will facilitate the track and trace of the coronavirus as and when its propagation.The new program is free and can be downloaded via theAppleWhereGoogleApp stores.

The loss of your taste or odor or taste has been well documented because the coronavius ​​has spread. The CDC now lists a new loss of taste or smell on their official list of symptoms and "the eleven symptoms on their list are symptoms that are not rare at best times and have a broad differential diagnosis," saysDr. Deborah Lee. "Therefore, the CDC suggests that some are even more likely to mean CVID-19 if two or more are present." Their complete list:

• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Tired
• Muscle or body
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Irritated throat
• Congestion or flowing nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea

If you encounter any of these symptoms, contact a health professional and discuss your condition. And to cross this pandemic with your healthiest, do not miss these37 places you are most likely to catch coronavirus.