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There was another HackerNews story about smelling diseases. I have the rare ability to smell coronavirus, (I've diagnosed probably a dozen people correctly.) Th
by forgot-im-old 3y ago
There was another HackerNews story about smelling diseases. I have the rare ability to smell coronavirus, (I've diagnosed probably a dozen people correctly.) That said, if I'm wearing an n95 mask it's harder for me to detect and with n99-n100 masks I don't perceive anything at all.
From that observation I infer masks are effective at eliminating virus transmission, which is quite extraordinary given the virus is so small.
- jMyles 3y agoDo you have a sense of whether you can distinguish between the five endemic named coronaviruses? And whether you can distinguish between those and rhinoviruses / adenoviruses / etc? There was another poster on that thread who said they were able to smell colds. I wonder if this is just extremely common and / or if we can all be trained to do it like with wine? > From that observation I infer masks are effective at eliminating virus transmission, which is quite extraordinary given the virus is so small. This inference doesn't really make sense to me. I bet putting a cigarette in your mouth, or a chopped onion in front of your face, would achieve the same frustration of this ability.