coronavirus symptoms

While loss of taste or smell has been a known symptom of COVID-19, some parents are now saying that their children are losing those senses weeks or even months after recovering from the virus.

This animation shows what the coronavirus can do to the lungs and how it compares to pneumonia.

Since the beginning of the outbreak, the list of symptoms to look out for has grown as anecdotal evidence evolved to mainstream indicator.

Researchers at UC San Diego Health have found that loss of smell related to COVID-19 suggests the resulting illness is more likely to be mild to moderate, a potential early indicator that could help health care providers determine which patients may require hospitalization.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added six new symptoms — including chills, muscle pain, headache,and a loss of taste or smell — to the symptoms of the novel coronavirus. NBC10’s Lucy Bustamante reports on why the new symptoms could get more people tested for COVID-19.