Suara.com – We know that the main symptoms Covid-19 is fever, coughing, loss of sense of smell (anosmia) and taste buds. However, many people are more familiar with fever as a benchmark coronavirus infection this.
This is why we always have our body temperature measured when we enter public places, including hospitals.
But the main symptoms such as fever and dry cough are less specific. Now, a group of researchers emphasize that the best predictor of Covid-19 infection is anosmia.
The results of this study were published in the journal Chemical Senses, report News Medical.
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In addition to anosmia, loss of the ability to taste is also a second predictor of Covid-19.
Meanwhile, the most well-known non-chemosensory symptoms, such as sore throat, far less likely to be a predictor of Covid-19.
“People who receive a negative result from a Covid-19 test, but report experiencing a significant idiopathic loss of sense of smell, should be considered high priority candidates for retesting and self-isolation,” the researchers suggest.
To quickly and reliably assess a person’s Covid-19 risk, pandemic SARS-CoV-2 require health care providers and contact tracers.
Therefore, reliable screening tools are essential to evaluate a person’s likelihood of contracting Covid-19.
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Researchers propose a tool that is claimed to be fast, easy to use, and telemedicine friendly, to detect these symptoms, namely ODoR-19.
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