id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-262135-oic7uvs0 Gautier, Jean‐François A New Symptom of COVID‐19: Loss of Taste and Smell 2020-04-01 .txt text/plain 503 28 58 His recent interactions with patients and other doctors have rapidly led to the realization that sudden loss of smell (anosmia) and/or taste (ageusia) may be experienced in the infected, symptoms not commonly reported in China. Dr. Ravussin's frustration on the paucity of information related to the anosmia found online and in normal media outlets pushed him to contact various medical doctors directly working with infected patients on three continents and all confirmed that this presenting symptom is common knowledge within the medical professional communities directly fighting the COVID-19 virus. We are writing to the Editors to make sure this information is more widely circulated among readers of the Journal and hope/suggest that people who present with anosmia and/or ageusia without other symptoms are admitted for testing and realize that they may be affected by the current pandemic. ./cache/cord-262135-oic7uvs0.txt ./txt/cord-262135-oic7uvs0.txt