Loss of smell may be early sign of virus
Doctors around the world are reporting that anosmia may be a clinical indicator in otherwise symptom-free SARS-CoV-2 carriers
An unexpected loss of the sense of smell may be the first sign a person has coronavirus, medical specialists are reporting.
Ear, nose and throat surgeons say a loss of smell, as the virus causes swelling in the olfactory mucosa, could be used as a key clinical indicator in otherwise symptom-free carriers of SARS-CoV-2.
"It is these silent carriers who may remain undetected by current screening procedures, which may explain why the disease has progressed so rapidly in so