The most bizarre coronavirus symptom may be the key to early diagnosis

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A new study looking to explain one of the strangest symptoms of novel coronavirus infections indicates that it might be more important than anyone thought.
The loss of smell has already been associated with a positive COVID-19 diagnosis, and the new study offers additional information on the scope of the infection at the olfactory level.
The study warns that more data is needed to determine whether the virus could adapt to infect neurons and travel directly to the brain.
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When the novel coronavirus threat emerged in late 2019, the disease was described as atypical pneumonia that presented with symptoms that are also encountered in the common cold or the flu. Fever, cough, and shortness of breath weren’t enough to diagnose the disease clinically, and a test was devised to search for the genetic material from the virus for a positive diagnosis. Since then, doctors observed a variety of unusual symptoms in COVID-19 patients, including heart and neurological symptoms, skin lesions, as well as gastrointestinal symptoms. But the most unusual symptom that has been associated with COVID-19 was the sudden loss of smell (anosmia) and taste (dysgeusia).

Several studies have already proved that patients displaying these symptoms are likely to be infected, and the CDC updated its website to include the loss of smell and taste in the list of possible COVID-19 signs. Not all the people who contract the disease will lose their sense of smell or taste, so these symptoms are not enough to diagnose the new disease without an actual test. Researchers have already offered a potential explanation of why the virus can bind to cells from the olfactory epithelium, and a new study delivers even more details about this bizarre coronavirus symptom.

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