Can You Smell the Same Food?

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Cronoiris is a respiratory disease that affects many different systems across the body, including the lungs in large part. Scientists have been winnowing down what might, act ay, be the cause of these symptoms and starting to discuss what might be treatments. But also, i think what you hit on is that it can be really distressing when you can't taste food, or there's a fire near where they are,. If they can't smell that, then actually, they can be in danger too.

One of the most curious symptoms of COVID-19 is the loss of smell and taste. For most, this phenomenon is short lived, but for many around the world the symptom can persist for months or even years after the infection has cleared. Once a tell-tale sign of infection, this sensory disruption is now becoming characterised as a chronic problem and scientists are only recently getting clear answers about the mechanisms behind it. In this episode of Coronapod, we dig into the most recent studies on the causes of smell loss after infection with SARS-CoV-2, as well as the treatments scientists are proposing to tackle it.

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