[RC one]

The authors showed SARs-CoV-2 infection of nasal sensory neurons and subsequent infection of the olfactory bulb act as a portal for its entry into more remote regions of the brain such as the brainstem and the cerebral cortex, through a process called “retrograde invasion.”

Does the flu do that too? Does anyone know?

[ClearCase_guy]

Loss of smell or taste, or both, is common in COVID-19 infected patients, particularly in patients with mild symptoms.

That's the first I've heard that particular detail.

I had mild symptoms. Tested positive, but it didn't really impact me. I had fatigue and lost taste and smell, but that was it.
My wife was hit harder. Knocked flat for two weeks, with fatigue and brain fog persisting for weeks afterward. Her taste and smell were never affected.

[Mr. K]

Hot showers with water on your face.

Helps so much when you have a cold.

[S.O.S121.500]

BOOOKbump

[bgill]

Don’t breathe or sneeze on me.

Suuure, it only lingers in the nose. Can’t infect anyone, right? Just like Ebola lingers in the genitals but suddenly pops out months and years later.

[Drago]

“Duck Duck Go” has some answers:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23948436/

https://www.news-medical.net/health/COVID-19-and-Smell-Loss-(Anosmia).aspx

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53810610

https://www.healthline.com/health/anosmia#causes

[Starstruck]

I have a loss of taste and smell every time I’m forced to wear a fricking mask. I’ve been in some SE Asia meat markets where the smell caused you to lose taste for all foods. Are our supermarkets turning into SE Asia? Inquiring noses want to know.

[DEPcom]

My wife’s nurse Monday complain about her smell capabilities not recovering. She was infected 4 months ago by her son.

[zek157]

6 months later I still have very minimal sense of smell. I need to practical inhale something with a strong oder to get a whiff.

[Mathews]

I lost my sense of smell eight years ago. Have no idea what caused it. It comes back for a few seconds every once in a while, but, yeah...

Anyone else know someone who had this happen, but was able to correct it? I sure would like to smell my wife’s perfume again. ...and my smoker!

[BozoTexino]

I have several friends who lost smell and taste. I offered to give the others a post-pinto bean meal ‘Covid Test.’ No takers.

[mewzilla]

Lignin for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications – Could this become a reality?

The above relates to that orange peel thread. This next is one the role of inflamation.

COVID-19–related anosmia is associated with viral persistence and inflammation in human olfactory epithelium and brain infection in hamsters