The more scientists continue to conduct studies and research, the more they become aware of the symptoms of the new Corona virus and how it invades the human body.
Loss of smell is one of the main symptoms of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes “Covid-19”, but new research conducted by a team from the University of Barcelona, says that there is another symptom in the nose, besides the loss of the sense of smell, that can predict With “Covid-19” infection.
The team says one way for SARS-CoV-2 to enter the body is the olfactory epithelium (or olfactory epithelium).
Realizing that olfactory dysfunction (meaning loss of smell) is present in patients with “Covid-19”, they wanted to explore whether the sufferers had other nasal disorders.
They evaluated a clinical group of 35 patients with “Covid-19” and “an identical control group in sex and age” (those who did not have Covid-19). Using a questionnaire, they asked patients about nasal symptoms.
The research team used a “retrospective cross-sectional survey” that enables the evaluation of symptoms through “absence / attendance responses”.
More than 68% of patients reported at least one nasal symptom in the study.
The clinical group also suffered from “strange sensation in the nose” and excessive dryness in the nose more than the control group.
In addition, 52% of the clinical group reported a persistent sensation of strong nasal aspiration. Only 3% of the control group reported the same thing.
Nasal symptoms appeared, such as a “strange sensation in the nose”, along with a loss of smell and a decreased sense of smell.
These nasal disorders “appeared mainly before or during the other symptoms of” Covid-19. “On average, the nasal symptoms lasted for 12 days.
Reducing mucus can cause a strange sensation in the nasal cavity, in which case this could precipitate SARS-CoV-2 before other symptoms.
Participants reported that the strange sensation made them feel as if a strong nasal wash was used.
The researchers concluded that: “The presence of these nasal symptoms and their early appearance could facilitate the early diagnosis of Covid-19.”
It should be noted that the study has not yet been peer-reviewed, which means that many experts have not yet evaluated the results.
Source: Express
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