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SARS-CoV-2 attacks respiratory and olfactory mucosae but spares olfactory bulb
- AndrewBissell 5y ago> We found that sustentacular cells are the major target cell type in the olfactory mucosa. We failed to find evidence for infection of olfactory sensory neurons, and the parenchyma of the olfactory bulb is spared as well. Thus, SARS-CoV-2 does not appear to be a neurotropic virus.