This symptom of Covid-19 could last forever, says study
This strange symptom is to last for months, researchers have found.
When symptoms of Covid-19 were announced for the first time, they included familiar people to all of colds and Flus: a dry cough, shortness of breath, etc. Then the CDC added "a new loss of sense of smell and taste" as a symptom, and the Americans raised their eyebrows: what? It's weird. Now there is a new development: a new study, published inJama Otolatygolygoly-Head & Neck Surgeryshows that these senses may never come back.
"Nearly 90% of people who have lost their feeling of smell or taste while infected with COVID-19 improved or recovered in a month, a study has been found. The study, in Italy, found 49% of patients had fully taken over the smell or a taste and 40% reported reported improvements, "reports theBBC. "But 10% said that their symptoms remained the same or aggravated. Given the magnitude of the pandemic, experts warn hundreds of thousands of people could face long-term problems."
A basic symptom of the virus
Medical conditions are anosmia - the loss of smell and dysgeusia - a sense of altered taste.
"A change from someone's smell or taste of someone is now recognized as symptoms of coronavirus," The BBC continues: "The international team of researchers interviewed 187 Italians who had the virus But who were not sick enough to be admitted to the hospital. Individuals were invited to note their sense of smell or taste shortly after their diagnosis and another month later. A total of 113 A reported an alteration in their sense of smell and / or taste:
- 55 said they had recovered fully
- 46 Improvements reported in their symptoms
- 12 found that their symptoms were unchanged or worse. "
Even Prince Charles is affected
"We did not really know what to expect because of what we have no experience with an annipar caused by this virus", Dr. Daniele Borsetto, a co-author of the study and a clinical companion The main hospitals of Guy and St Thomas in London, toldTODAY. "We know that post-viral anosmia can last weeks. So overall, it's not surprising." "The virus behaves differently in different people, which can explain why some lose their smell for so much longer," he added, "says the show. "There are also examples of this high-level phenomenon: the British Prince Charles, who was diagnosed with Covid-19 in March, still had not fully found his sense of smell and taste by the mid -Juin, theBBC reported. "
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