The COVID-19 is already a pandemic. It is causing health and economic problems to different nations of the world. Thousands of people in the world had tested positive for the COVID-19. How do you know if you are positive for the virus?

Symptoms of Positive COVID-19 Patients

Based on the information released by WHO, the common symptoms showcased by positive COVID-19 patients are dry cough, tiredness, and fever. Also, some patients of the disease may suffer from a runny nose, nasal congestion, sore throat, body aches, and diarrhea. Approximately, 80% of people who get the COVID-19 are mild cases. A mild case of the illness means that as if it is a regular cold. These people may not need special treatment from the disease, says an article.

According to WHO, one in six people become seriously ill with the COVID-19. The elderly and persons with serious health conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart illness, or chronic respiratory health conditions have an increased risk of a serious illness caused by the novel coronavirus.

Asymptomatic Patients

It was found out that there are asymptomatic carriers of the novel coronavirus. This makes it harder to prevent the spread of the COVID-19.

For those who felt that they are experiencing a loss of their sense of taste and smell, they could be asymptomatic carriers of the novel coronavirus, based on the pieces of evidence collected by leading rhinologists from the United Kingdom.

For patients who had tested positive for the COVID-19 in China, Italy, and South Korea, it was reported that a third of them had experienced anosmia or hyposmia or a loss of the sense of smell, reports from ear, nose, and throat specialists in the United Kingdom, says an article.

The Widespread Testing of Positive COVID-19 Patients

There had been widespread testing on the COVID-19 in South Korea. According to studies, 30% of the COVID-19 positive patients have experienced anosmia. This was a major symptom of those who had mild cases of the illness, says the president of the British Rhinological Society Professor named Clare Hopkins and Nirmal Kumal, the British Association of Otorhinolaryngology's president.

The two professors revealed that the majority of the patients from different parts of the world who tested positive for the novel coronavirus are solely experiencing a loss of smell and taste. This means that they are not experiencing harsher symptoms such as high fever and cough.

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There had been an increasing number of reports revealing a significant increase in the total number of patients who are only experiencing anosmia and not the other common symptoms of the disease.

In Iran, there had been reports of some cases where the patients who are positive to the COVID-19 are only experiencing anosmia. Other countries are also reporting similar observations.

The Threat from Asymptomatic Patients

These patients' lack of a common symptom of the COVID-19 may make it difficult for them to get diagnosed or tested. They are posing as a great threat to spreading the disease.

According to the two professors, these asymptomatic individuals may be the cause of the fast spread of the COVID-19 globally.