COVID-19-related Loss of Smell and Taste Linked to Viral Staying Power in the Human Nose

A new study examines the nasal lining in patients with COVID-19 reporting loss of smell and detected SARS-CoV-2 viral particles and inflammation in multiple cell types in the olfactory neuroepithelium, an organized bed of cells that line the nasal cavity. Experimentally infected hamsters also developed a loss of smell linked to the spread of the virus in the nose and nervous system together…

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