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Is the loss of your sense of smell and taste an early sign of COVID-19?

  • Written by Steven D. Munger, Director, Center for Smell and Taste; Co-Director, UF Health Smell Disorders Program; Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida
Is the loss of your sense of smell and taste an early sign of COVID-19?Can you smell this?Getty Images

Doctors from around the world are reporting cases of COVID-19 patients who have lost their sense of smell, known as anosmia, or taste, known as ageusia. The director of the University of Florida’s Center for Smell and Taste and the co-director of the UF Health Smell Disorders Program answer questions about this...

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