If your food tastes like these 2 things, you probably have the coronavirus

[Yoni Heisler]

• Experiencing a sudden loss of taste and smell has been found to be an accurate indicator of a coronavirus infection.
• Coronavirus patients who experience a loss of taste and smell typically endure less severe coronavirus symptoms.
• A recent study found that 82% of coronavirus patients experience neurological symptoms at some point during their illness. Of this subset, a loss of taste and smell was observed in 15% of patients.

While typical coronavirus symptoms tend to mirror symptoms associated with the flu -- with fever, fatigue, and headaches being common examples -- many people who test positive for the coronavirus also experience a loss of taste and smell. It's undoubtedly one of the more bizarre coronavirus symptoms, and while it's not necessarily incapacitating, it can understandably take a toll emotionally.

Doctors first began noticing an association between the coronavirus and a sudden loss of taste and smell back in mid-late March of this year.

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