While researchers continue to study lasting, long-term effects following infection from the novel coronavirus, new reports reiterate the so-called "long haulers" experiencing a distorted sense of smell, catching odd, unpleasant fishy, sulphur and burning odors. According to the National Institutes of Health, parosmia signals an altered "perception of odors," "or when something that normally smells pleasant now smells foul." One expert previously elaborated on sense of smell in the context of viral pathogens to Fox News. Kumar says the organization was among the first to suggest that the patients’ loss of smell was due to coronavirus infection. According to the most recent reports, the distorted smell, or parosmia, may more greatly affect younger patients and medical workers.

Source: Fox News December 28, 2020 18:45 UTC