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: Received: 11 May 2023 / Approved: 12 May 2023 / Online: 12 May 2023 (08:49:10 CEST)
Version 2
: Received: 13 October 2023 / Approved: 13 October 2023 / Online: 16 October 2023 (08:54:50 CEST)
Wade, S.F.; Diouara, A.A.M.; Ngom, B.; Thiam, F.; Dia, N. SARS-CoV-2 and Other Respiratory Viruses in Human Olfactory Pathophysiology. Microorganisms2024, 12, 540.
Wade, S.F.; Diouara, A.A.M.; Ngom, B.; Thiam, F.; Dia, N. SARS-CoV-2 and Other Respiratory Viruses in Human Olfactory Pathophysiology. Microorganisms 2024, 12, 540.
Wade, S.F.; Diouara, A.A.M.; Ngom, B.; Thiam, F.; Dia, N. SARS-CoV-2 and Other Respiratory Viruses in Human Olfactory Pathophysiology. Microorganisms2024, 12, 540.
Wade, S.F.; Diouara, A.A.M.; Ngom, B.; Thiam, F.; Dia, N. SARS-CoV-2 and Other Respiratory Viruses in Human Olfactory Pathophysiology. Microorganisms 2024, 12, 540.
Abstract
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) known as severe acute respiratory syndrome - coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has emerged in China in 2019, and caused an outbreak of unusual viral pneumonia. The olfactory dysfunction following the infection of different variants of SARS-CoV-2 is now accepted as a hallmark symptom in patients. Recent studies have pointed out the relationship between COVID-19 and altered or loss of smell in infected patients. This mini review provides an overview of the role of SARS-CoV-2 and the other acute respiratory viruses in the development the human olfactory pathophysiology. We highlight the importance of deciphering the molecular mechanisms underlying the olfactory dysfunction caused by SARS-CoV-2 to help design new drugs to restore the altered or loss of smell in affected patients.
Keywords
Respiratory viruses; Anosmia; Olfaction Disorders; loss of smell; COVID-19
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Virology
Copyright:
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