A University of Sherbrooke professor has published his recent research on COVID-19 and found that the virus presents some distinctive symptoms.<\/p>\n
Dr. Alex Carignan is a medical microbiologist and infectious disease consultant in Sherbrooke as well as a professor and researcher at the University of Sherbrooke.<\/p>\n
Carignan and his team conducted research to \u201cconfirm whether anosmia (loss of smell) and dysgeusia (alteration in taste) are specific symptoms among those who tested positive for COVID-19,\u201d stated Carignan.<\/p>\n
Their research shows that these two symptoms are among the most popular in patients. Loss of smell and taste are also the most distinctive to COVID-19.<\/p>\n
\u201cAssociation between loss of smell and COVID-19 is so strong that if you\u2019re getting tested, and your test is negative, probably you should ask for a second test a few days later to confirm,\u201d said Carignan.<\/p>\n
The study concluded that these are two very strong indicators of the virus.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would say, yeah, it is even more frequent then fever, and cough, shortness of breath,\u201d added Carignan.<\/p>\n
If he were to continue the study further, Dr. Carignan mentioned that he would want to ask the patients how the symptoms and COVID-19, in general, impacted the quality of their life.<\/p>\n
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