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Loss of taste and smell
Having a cold from 4-5 days
No running nose
No fever
No cough
No breathing difficulty
No tiredness
But there is loss of taste
And complete loss of smell
Is this covid-19?
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Dr. Ojashwin Mishra
General Physician
3 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
No need to panic, could be just cold but better be careful.
Temperature monitoring thrice a day
Take Tab Pcm 650mg if you have fever more than 100 degree Fahrenheit.
Warm saline gargle with betadine mouth gargle thrice a day
Warm steam inhalation with karval plus vasocap thrice a day
Next Steps
Visit nearest physician if symptoms persist or exacerbate
Health Tips
Follow preventive measures like hand hygiene and sanitation, use of mask.
Better isolate yourself from everyone at home in a room and separate your articles also.
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Dr. Nitish
General Physician
6 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Consult me online
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Dr. Soudip Saha
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5 yrs exp
South 24 Parganas
Do a covid test
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Dr. Lakin Vira
General Surgeon
14 yrs exp
Mumbai
Chances are very less.
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