Olfactory Dysfunction in Frontline Health Care Professionals During COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil

Olfactory Dysfunction in Frontline Health Care Professionals During COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil

Upper respiratory viral infections can decrease the sense of smell either by inflammatory restriction of nasal airflow that carries the odorant molecules or through interference in olfactory sensory neuron function. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, triggered by severe acute r...

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Main Authors: Mariana Ferreira Sbrana, Marco Aurélio Fornazieri, Alexandre Bruni-Cardoso, Vivian I. Avelino-Silva, Deborah Schechtman, Richard Louis Voegels, Bettina Malnic, Isaias Glezer, Fabio de Rezende Pinna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
coronavirus
COVID-19
olfaction disorders
respiratory tract infection
health care
sense of smell
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.622987/full

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