A lost or altered sense of taste, dry mouth and sores are common among COVID-19 patients and those symptoms may last long after others disappear, new research suggests.
By now, most people are aware that loss of smell and taste are key symptoms of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. But the research review by a team led by University of Brasilia researcher E.N.S. Guerra identified a number of variations on that theme.
For reasons that remain unclear, researchers found that these complications seemed to be more common among European COVID patients, affecting about half. In comparison, a third of American COVID patients and a quarter of Latin American patients reported the same.or along the gums and sides of the mouth, the study found.
." The term refers to patients who continue to struggle with COVID-related health issues months after recovering from many of their initial symptoms.— as many patients have put off routine checkups. "Going to the dentist has been demonstrated to be very safe from the perspective of COVID-19 infection risk," he said.
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