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Most seasonal upper respiratory illnesses don't routinely cause loss of smell or taste, which should be a clue to something more nefarious potentially going on.
by derbOac 5y ago
Most seasonal upper respiratory illnesses don't routinely cause loss of smell or taste, which should be a clue to something more nefarious potentially going on. If I were the author I'd worry about subtle frontal brain injury.
For me, boosters and nasal vaccines can't come fast enough (nor can the ability to administer them to younger children).
At some point I think this virus will become like the flu in terms of public health implications, but I don't think it's quite there yet.
- nradov 5y agoLoss of smell in COVID-19 isn't caused by frontal brain injury. https://hms.harvard.edu/news/how-covid-19-causes-loss-smell https://hms.harvard.edu/news/how-covid-19-causes-loss-smell The risk to younger children is minimal. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02423-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02423-8
- derbOac 5y agoI think the jury's still out about frontal damage: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.abf8396 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.abf8396 https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/94301 https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/94301 As for children, yes, the risk is much smaller than for adults, but it's a moving target due to viral evolution, and why not reduce it as much as possible?