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A member asked:
Does loss of smell indicate that its the early stages of covid and does it indicated that more severe symptoms are yet to come?
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A symptom: It is one of the symptoms associated with COVID 19. Other symptoms are similar to flu symptoms. Severe infection is characterized by respiratory distress.
Answered 1/10/2021
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Anosmia: The loss of sense of smell does not mean that the person will necessarily have a more severe COVID 19 outcome. There are some people who have presented with this as an initial sx.
Answered 1/8/2021
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