If you fart and smell nothing it could be Covid-19

[Leongsam]

Your farts have not become more pleasant it's the coronavirus that has got you!

MARCH 23, 2020

Loss of smell sense first sign of COVID-19

by Flinders University

Credit: Petr Kratochvil/public domain
Medical experts in countries hit by COVID-19 are reporting the first tell-tale signs of the virus may be in an unexpected loss of smell.

Ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgeons say loss of smell—as the virus causes swelling in the olfactory mucosa more than other viruses—could be used as a key clinical indicator in otherwise symptom-free carriers of COVID-19.

"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 many countries around the world," says South Australian specialist Flinders University Professor Simon Carney, from the Southern ENT and Adelaide Sinus Centre.

"While further research is required, loss of smell, or anosmia, has been reported in as many as one in three patients in South Korea and, in Germany, this figure was as high as two in three patients," says Professor of Otolaryngology (head and neck surgery) at Flinders University.

"An ENT professor in London has reported seeing a dramatic increase in patients with anosmia as their only symptom of COVID-19 infection."

As Australia struggles to contain the spread of COVID-10, identification of these carriers could help to slow the spread of infection.

"In the UK, ENT surgeons are pushing to have anosmia highlighted as an important symptom that may signify a patient may be an asymptomatic carrier," says Professor Carney, immediate past president of the Australia and New Zealand Rhinologic Society.

"Australia is in a position to take advantage of these findings overseas to try and 'flatten the curve' while we still can."

Doctors and COVID-19 detection centres could use this subtle sign and unexplained sudden anosmia the testing criteria, he says.

Patients should also consider calling their GP with this early symptom as a precursor for possible treatment.

 

[Leongsam]

Coronavirus Covid-19: Lost sense of smell may be peculiar clue to coronavirus infection

23 Mar, 2020 4:43pm


New York Times
By: Roni Caryn Rabin

Doctor groups are recommending testing and isolation for people who lose their ability to smell and taste, even if they have no other symptoms.

A mother who was infected with the coronavirus couldn't smell her baby's full diaper. Cooks who can usually name every spice in a restaurant dish can't smell curry or garlic, and food tastes bland. Others say they can't pick up the sweet scent of shampoo or the foul odour of kitty litter.

Anosmia, the loss of sense of smell, and ageusia, an accompanying diminished sense of taste, have emerged as peculiar telltale signs of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, and possible markers of infection.

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On Friday, British ear, nose and throat doctors, citing reports from colleagues around the world, called on adults who lose their senses of smell to isolate themselves for seven days, even if they have no other symptoms, to slow the disease's spread. The published data is limited, but doctors are concerned enough to raise warnings.

"We really want to raise awareness that this is a sign of infection and that anyone who develops loss of sense of smell should self-isolate," Professor Claire Hopkins, president of the British Rhinological Society, wrote in an email. "It could contribute to slowing transmission and save lives."

She and Nirmal Kumar, president of ENT UK, a group representing ear, nose and throat doctors in Britain, issued a joint statement urging health care workers to use personal protective equipment when treating any patients who have lost their senses of smell, and advised against performing nonessential sinus endoscopy procedures on anyone, because the virus replicates in the nose and the throat and an exam can prompt coughs or sneezes that expose the doctor to a high level of virus.

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Two ear, nose and throat specialists in Britain who have been infected with the coronavirus are in critical condition, Hopkins said. Earlier reports from Wuhan, China, where the coronavirus first emerged, had warned that ear, nose and throat specialists as well as eye doctors were infected and dying in large numbers, Hopkins said.
The British physicians cited reports from other countries indicating that significant numbers of coronavirus patients experienced anosmia, saying that in South Korea, where testing has been widespread, 30 per cent of 2,000 patients who tested positive experienced anosmia as their major presenting symptom (these were mild cases).

The American Academy of Otolaryngology on Sunday posted information on its website saying that mounting anecdotal evidence indicates that lost or reduced sense of smell and loss of taste are significant symptoms associated with COVID-19, and that they have been seen in patients who ultimately tested positive with no other symptoms.

The symptoms, in the absence of allergies or sinusitis, should alert doctors to screen patients for the virus and "warrant serious consideration for self isolation and testing of these individuals," the academy said. The organization has reminded its members that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged all clinicians to prioritise urgent and emergency visits for the next several weeks and to reschedule elective and routine procedures.

 

[cloudy]

When I have a flu, especially block nose, I also lose my sense of smell and taste. How is that different from this covid 19 losing smell and taste?
Does it mean even without block nose, I will lose smell and taste?

 

[Leongsam]

When I have a flu, especially block nose, I also lose my sense of smell and taste. How is that different from this covid 19 losing smell and taste?
Does it mean even without block nose, I will lose smell and taste?

Based upon these initial findings they are saying that Covid-19 can cause loss of the ability to taste and smell BEFORE any other symptoms are present.

On the other hand with flu this occurs because of the congestion of nasal passages ie AFTER the other usual flu symptoms have set in.

 

[cloudy]

Based upon these initial findings they are saying that Covid-19 can cause loss of the ability to taste and smell BEFORE any other symptoms are present.

On the other hand with flu this occurs because of the congestion of nasal passages ie AFTER the other usual flu symptoms have set in.

Thanks. I understand now.
Got to tell my daughter that as well.

 

[cloudy]

Based upon these initial findings they are saying that Covid-19 can cause loss of the ability to taste and smell BEFORE any other symptoms are present.

On the other hand with flu this occurs because of the congestion of nasal passages ie AFTER the other usual flu symptoms have set in.

And I hope this is not some fake news.
Nevermind, I trust you this time since you are nicer.

 

[Leongsam]

And I hope this is not some fake news.
Nevermind, I trust you this time since you are nicer.

It seems to be coming from reliable sources.

Loss of smell could be a symptom of COVID-19
By Mindy Weisberger - Senior Writer 4 hours ago
A sudden loss of smell is associated with some viral infections.

Losing your sense of smell could be a sign of COVID-19, even if you have no other symptoms.
(Image: © Shutterstock)

Sudden loss of a sense of smell could be a sign of a COVID-19 infection, doctors recently reported.

The complete loss of smell, or anosmia, is already associated with viruses; about 40% of anosmia cases occur after a viral infection, according to a statement published online on March 21 by ENT UK at The Royal College of Surgeons of England, an association of ear, nose and throat physicians in the United Kingdom.
However, a growing body of data from COVID-19 patients in several countries strongly suggests that "significant numbers" of those patients experienced anosmia as one of the disease's symptoms, according to the ENT UK statement.

Anecdotal evidence further describes the loss of smell and the loss of taste — known as dysgeusia — in people who had no other symptoms but who tested positive for COVID-19, representatives of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO–HNS) in Alexandria, Virginia, said in a March 22 statement.



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Doctors with AAO–HNS recommended in the statement that loss of taste and smell be added to the list of symptoms when screening for signs of COVID-19, particularly when these sensory losses are isolated — that is, not accompanied by any signs of respiratory illness.

Such cases of isolated anosmia have been reported in Iran, the U.S., France and northern Italy, according to the ENT UK statement. Dr. Claire Hopkins, president of the British Rhinological Society, said in the statement that she had personally examined four patients during the past week, all under the age of 40, who exhibited no symptoms other than the sudden loss of smell.

"I think these patients may be some of the hitherto hidden carriers that have facilitated the rapid spread of COVID-19," Hopkins said.

When doctors at the University Hospital Bonn in Germany recently interviewed more than 100 patients infected with COVID-19, they discovered that nearly 70% "described a loss of smell and taste lasting several days," said Dr. Hendrik Streeck, head of the hospital's Institute of Virology.

"It goes so far that a mother could not smell the full diaper of her child. Others could no longer smell their shampoo, and food began to taste bland," Streeck told the German news site Frankfurter Allgemeine.

Though the doctors could not say for sure when the loss of smell and taste first appeared in these patients, they suspect that the symptoms manifested as a later stage of the infection, Streeck added.

If people who have anosmia but no other symptoms were to self-isolate for seven days, "we might be able to reduce the number of otherwise asymptomatic individuals who continue to act as vectors," according to the ENT UK statement.

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Originally published on Live Science.

 

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i micro-fart every 69 seconds that i have lost the sense of a good smell.