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If you lose your sense of smell quickly

Posted by Robin on 3 April 2020 2 Comments

If you believe you've lost your sense of smell (and do not have a medical reason to explain the loss), experts say to take the symptom seriously.

"At this point I would be fairly confident to put it in the same category as, say, fever," said Munger. "Obviously a variety of things can cause a fever. But if you lose your sense of smell quickly you want to self-isolate and contact your physician to talk about what actionable steps you might want to take."

— Steven Munger, director of the Center for Smell and Taste at the University of Florida, on COVID-19 symptoms. Read more in Loss of smell from coronavirus: How to test your sense at CNN.

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Tagged With: anosmia

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  1. Regina says:
    3 April 2020 at 2:54 pm

    Luckily none of us will fail to notice immediately if we lose our sense of smell!

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    • Robin says:
      3 April 2020 at 4:43 pm

      I think that’s right!

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