The loss of taste and smell is one reason I tend to think COVID-19 cannot be seen as identical with influenza. The loss of taste, especially. I know that is a symptom of flu as well, but I think in that case it seems to be because of plugged sinuses/mucus buildup. I know someone who got COVID who couldn’t taste for, no joke, over a year. And it wasn’t because of plugged sinuses. It was very strange.
When I got the virus, I don’t how to describe it, but it just had a different “feel” to it than when I’ve gotten the flu. My case was extremely mild, but just felt different.
The loss of taste and smell is one reason I tend to think COVID-19 cannot be seen as identical with influenza. The loss of taste, especially. I know that is a symptom of flu as well, but I think in that case it seems to be because of plugged sinuses/mucus buildup. I know someone who got COVID who couldn’t taste for, no joke, over a year. And it wasn’t because of plugged sinuses. It was very strange.
When I got the virus, I don’t how to describe it, but it just had a different “feel” to it than when I’ve gotten the flu. My case was extremely mild, but just felt different.