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Anosmia: the 'hidden' coronavirus symptom many young patients are developing
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We all know to watch out for a high fever or dry cough as telltale signs of coronavirus, but new research suggests many younger patients are reporting a completely different symptom.
Anosmia, meaning the loss of smell or taste, is now believed to be a "hidden carrier" of Covid-19 - even among people with no other symptoms.
The British Rhinological Society Profession and the British Association of Otorhinolaryngology partnered up to look into coronavirus cases overseas.
Approximately a third of patients who have tested positive in South Korea, China and Italy reported experiencing a loss of smell. "In South Korea, where testing has been more widespread, 30% of patients testing positive have had anosmia as their major presenting symptom in
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