A New Study Explains Why Covid-19 Causes a Loss of Smell

Nasal cells dedicated to smell have up to 700 times the number of viral receptors as respiratory cells in the nose

Dana G Smith
Medium Coronavirus Blog
2 min readAug 21, 2020

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Out of the numerous symptoms attributed to Covid-19, one of the most bizarre and puzzling is a loss of smell, sometimes emerging without any other signs of the disease. A new

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Dana G Smith
Medium Coronavirus Blog

Health and science writer • PhD in 🧠 • Words in Scientific American, STAT, The Atlantic, The Guardian • Award-winning Covid-19 coverage for Elemental