Abstract
Prevalence of Anosmia and Ageusia in Patients with Covid-19 at a Primary Health Center, Doha, Qatar
Highlights
On the last day of the year 2019, 41 patients with pneumonia of unidentified cause were detected in Wuhan City, Hubei province in China [1]
Gender, history of recent travel, presenting symptoms, past nasal and paranasal diseases (NPND), history of smoking, and the severity of the disease were taken from every patient who tested positive
The highest age group affected by COVID-19 disease was >30 years (n=104, 73.76%)
Summary
On the last day of the year 2019, 41 patients with pneumonia of unidentified cause were detected in Wuhan City, Hubei province in China [1]. The World Health Organization (WHO) in February 2020 named the disease as COVID-19 [2]. During the outbreak of COVID-19 infection, there were millions of infected people and hundreds of thousands of dead all over the world, and it remains a global threat [3].The source of coronavirus was found to be in a “wet market” in Wuhan, China, where meats from both live and dead animals are sold. Loss of smell and taste are common complaints in patients with the COVID-19 disease. These symptoms may present alone or with other symptoms. It is of utmost importance to know their rates of occurrence for better controlling of the infection
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