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Does Covid-19 Directly Cause Loss of Taste? Study Says Otherwise – Yahoo Singapore News
An increasing number of COVID-19 patients have reported losses of smell or taste, prompting the researchers to add it to the growing list of symptoms for COVID-19.
COVID-19 does not directly damage taste bud cells, according to a study that found that taste loss is likely caused indirectly by events induced during inflammation due to the disease.
The findings, published in the journal ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science, are contrary to previous studies that have shown damage may be caused directly by the virus particle.
An increasing number of COVID-19 patients have reported losses of smell or taste, prompting the researchers to add it to the g…
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