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According to the CDC, symptoms may include: Fever or chills. Cough. Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing. Sore throat. Congestion or runny nose. New loss of taste or smell. Fatigue. Muscle ...
In some people, COVID-19 causes people to temporarily experience changes in how food tastes (dysgeusia or ageusia). [59] [60] Changes to chemesthesis, which includes chemically triggered sensations such as spiciness, are also reported. As of January 2021, the mechanism for taste and chemesthesis symptoms were not well understood. [60]
For example, sometimes the virus sticks around longer than normal and causes low-level inflammation. In other cases, the virus triggers new autoimmune conditions or re-activates dormant infections.
Anosmia, also known as smell blindness, is the loss of the ability to detect one or more smells. [1] [2] Anosmia may be temporary or permanent. [3]It differs from hyposmia, which is a decreased sensitivity to some or all smells.
Hypotheses include lasting damage to organs and blood vessels, problems with blood clotting, neurological dysfunction, persistent virus or a reactivation of latent viruses and autoimmunity. [3] Diagnosis of long COVID is based on (suspected or confirmed) COVID-19 infection or symptoms—and by excluding alternative diagnoses.
Symptoms of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, may start off similar to a common cold, with sneezing and a runny nose. But a “barking or wheezing cough” may be your sign that it has ...
Another test that can be used to detect the severity of an individuals ageusia is an 'suprathreshold taste test,' also known as a edible strip taste test. The edible strip is placed on the individuals tongue and it contains various flavors for the patient to be able to detect, or not able to detect. [7]
Doctors explain which blood type is more susceptible to norovirus, also known as the 24-hour flu and stomach bug. Plus, how one gene mutation helps protect from it.