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We know that CoVid attacks the smell receptors at the roof of the nose ruining the senses of smell but also taste.  It turns out, though, that our least favorite virus also directly damages the tongue adding to taste problems.

Clinical investigators at the NIH launched indepth studies of 16 CoVid patients complaining of continuing taste issues.  Repeated biopsies of these patients’ tongues revealed the presence of CoVid viral structures, significant inflammatory responses, and misshapen or absent taste buds.  

Most of our taste sensations come from the nose, but taste buds in the tongue generate our senses of sweetness, sourness, saltiness, bitterness, and a savory taste.  If you enjoy and relish any or all of these sensations, you have even more reasons to avoid a case of CoVid.

https://evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/EVIDoa2300046

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