The symptom that helped Neil Patrick Harris realized that he had Covid
The actor says he realized it was the coronavirus when he started experimenting with this symptom.
NumerousCelebrities opened their CVIV diagnoses Since the beginning of the pandemic, fromAlyssa Milano ToTom Hanks. But more recently, actorNeil Patrick Harris I revealed that both him and his family had the coronavirus earlier this year. To speak frankly on his case, Harris said it was the symptom that made it realized that he had the coronavirus:Loss of smell and taste.
"Thisarrived very early [In the pandemic], as end of March, early April, "Harris saidTODAY during an interview of September 15th. "We were doing our best before, and I thought I had the flu, and I did not want to be paranoid about it. And then I lost my feeling of taste and smell, which was a big indicator, so we have screamed. "
Harris's husbandDavid Burtka And their 9-year-old twins, Gideon and Harper all suffered from the virus about six months ago, as Harris revealed. Fortunately, he noted that they are all "feel good" now.
"It was not nice, but we had it and have antibodies and we feel good," he said. "We want to make sure everyone does his best to slow down that in all possible ways, for sure."
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The loss of smell and taste has bothbeen symptoms of notable coronavirus for some time. In fact, many studies have reported on the prevalence of these symptoms since the beginning of the pandemic.
An early study published on April 17 in theInternational Forum of Allergy and RhineJournal found that 98% of hospitalized covid patients were studiedshowed a loss of smell. And one of MayStudy of light coronavirus patients to moderate 86% reported some sort of problem with their sense of smell and 60% reporting problems with their sense of taste.
These symptoms can also help to be a clear indicator thatSomeone has coronavirus instead of influenza, as Harris noted. According to disease control and prevention centers (CDC),The loss of smell and taste are unique at the coronavirus And some of the only symptoms where flu and covidation differ. And for larger coronavirus symptoms say,If you have these 4 symptoms, chances are high, you have COVID.
