Using candy to sniff out probable cases of COVID-19
Using candy to sniff out probable cases of COVID-19 Research team develops method to screen for taste and smell loss Scientists have proposed that using a cheap and simple product – hard candy – to screen for the loss of taste and smell in populations at risk for COVID-19 exposure may help detect probable positive cases in otherwise asymptomatic people. The Ohio State University research team received $305,000 in National Institutes of Health funding in a competitive bid to develop easy-to-deploy strategies that can identify people who are potentially infected with SARS-CoV-2. While sympt...
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