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The most recent COVID-19 vaccine should offer protection against the XEC variant, Russo says. “The most recent version of the vaccine seems to be reasonably well-matched,” he says.
The winter 2024-2025 COVID-19 wave is hitting later than usual. Some experts are warning about a "silent surge" in cases this holiday season. ... Loss of sense of taste or smell.
That’s because Cano, 20, has developed parosmia, a post-COVID condition that can make once-pleasant foods and scents smell and taste disgusting. Think sewage, garbage or smoke. For Cano, coffee ...
One method used to diagnose parosmia is the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT). "Sniffin' Sticks" are another diagnostic method. [11] These techniques can help deduce whether a specific case of parosmia can be attributed to just one stimulating odor or if there is a group of odors that will elicit the displaced smell.
A June 2020 systematic review found a 29–54% prevalence of olfactory dysfunction for people with COVID-19, [59] while an August 2020 study using a smell-identification test reported that 96% of people with COVID-19 had some olfactory dysfunction, and 18% had total smell loss. [60]
Caregivers of COVID-19 patients also show a higher than average prevalence of mental health concerns. [2] These symptoms result from multiple different factors. SARS-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) directly infects olfactory neurons (smell) and nerve cells expressing taste receptors. Although these cells communicate directly with the brain, the ...
Some people lose the sense of smell and taste after COVID-19, making eating and drinking an unpleasant chore. Try some of these choices to make mealtime more pleasant.
Long COVID is a patient-created term coined early in the pandemic by those suffering from long-term symptoms. [12] [13] While long COVID is the most prevalent name, the terms long-haul COVID, post-COVID-19 syndrome, post-COVID-19 condition, [1] [14] post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), and chronic COVID syndrome are also in use. [5]