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Instances of loss of smell and hospital admissions declined. "[The initial strain and Delta variant] produced more severe disease, sending many patients to the hospital," says Dr. Schaffner.
The altered sense of taste and smell “is much less common with Omicron,” Dr. Russo says. ... Infectious disease expert Amesh A. Adalja, M.D., a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for ...
The median delay for COVID-19 is four to five days [17] possibly being infectious on 1–4 of those days. [18] Most symptomatic people experience symptoms within two to seven days after exposure, and almost all will experience at least one symptom within 12 days. [17] [19] Most people recover from the acute phase of the disease.
Loss of smell, by contrast, became less widespread, and the rate of hospital admissions declined compared to summer and fall 2021. Doctors now describe a clearer, more consistent pattern of symptoms.
A decreased or distorted sense of smell therefore results in a decreased quality of life. [5] Distortions are believed to have a greater negative impact on people than the complete loss of smell because they are constantly reminded of the disorder and the distortions have a greater effect on eating habits. [1] [5]
She’s not alone: While far fewer patients reported loss of the sense of smell during the first omicron wave compared to earlier waves, the peculiar Covid symptom seems to be making a comeback.
[29] [30] On 26 November 2021, the WHO designated B.1.1.529 as a variant of concern and named it "Omicron", after the fifteenth letter in the Greek alphabet. [10] By 6 January 2022, the variant had been confirmed in 149 countries. [31] Retrospectively, Omicron cases have been detected as occurring earlier, in October 2021. [32]
Less than 20% of people with COVID-19 in the UK have reported loss of smell recently. The symptom was once a hallmark of COVID-19.