Scientists uncover why coronavirus makes patients lose sense of smell and taste

New research has revealed why many people infected with the coronavirus temporarily lose their sense of smell, and the result is not what scientists assumed.The loss of taste and smell has proven to be the most distinctive symptom of Covid-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, or Sars-CoV-2. One-quarter to half of patients report ageusia and anosmia, as the two are respectively known, a symptom at least 20 times more likely to predict a positive test than signs such as fever and…

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