The first symptom is a TERRIBLE headache. My brain felt physically swollen inside my skull.
Second, a fever that could drench my bed sheets and covers several times a night.
And then boom... Olfactory damage. The virus completely knocks out smell and taste- the first 2 senses your BORN with...
This is unnatural. Completely shocking. Smell/ taste protect you from danger, spoilt food, gaseous air. WTF?
The Flu has always fucked with taste. Food has literally always tasted different when you are properly sick (if you can eat).
Now 5 months is a different game altogether. If people are experiencing that, it's something of an anomaly.