JRPGfan said:
EnricoPallazzo said:
Yes this is indeed happening, a lot of people are taking longer to recover from "long covid". Shortness of breath and loss of taste/smell are the most common cases, although based on an article I read recently those are a very tiny minority of cases. Also, dont quote on this because I dont have a source therefore it should be considered a conspiracy theory that should not be researched/mentioned, it seems there is a correlation between babies being born before the correct date due to covid, like Boris Johnson's son for example. We have seen several cases although this is anecdotal and this is why my wife is terrified of getting it. |
https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20201027/loss-of-smell-more-common-in-covid-19-than-thought "about 77% of COVID-19 patients who were directly measured had smell loss, but only 44% said they did, researchers found." Around 77% have some degree, of loss of smell. This study found.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mysteries-of-covid-smell-loss-finally-yield-some-answers1/
"An estimated 80 percent of people with COVID-19 have smell disturbances, and many also have dysgeusia or ageusia (a disruption or loss of taste, respectively) or changes in chemesthesis (the ability to sense chemical irritants such as hot chilies). " A small minority of cases?
Majority of people that get covid, experiance changes to smell & taste.
Some people lose it all together, and it can be permanent. |
We can assume that the majority of COVID cases are asymptomatic and not detected. So it is indeed true that only a minority of infected people have those symptoms.
Though it's still a problem considering the great amount of infected people.
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