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Loss of smell and flavour (not taste itself) during a cold is temporary and not a big issue because it is caused by your nose being stuffy and nasal passages co
by ksaj 4y ago
Loss of smell and flavour (not taste itself) during a cold is temporary and not a big issue because it is caused by your nose being stuffy and nasal passages coated with thick mucous.
Anosmia from Covid is caused by viral damage, and persists without surrounding related symptoms.
- bookofjoe 4y ago'Non-neuronal expression of SARS-CoV-2 entry genes in the olfactory system suggests mechanisms underlying COVID-19-associated anosmia' https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abc5801 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abc5801