A REVIEW OF COVID-19 INDUCED TASTE AND SMELL DYSFUNCTION INCLUDING PREVALENCE, PROGNOSIS, DIAGNOSIS AND A POSSIBLE ROUTE TO THE BRAIN

Author

• Delsin Pillay

Date of Award

2022

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Mincer, Tracy

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 is a viral pathogen that causes a disease termed coronavirus disease 2019. In December of 2019 the virus spread all over the world, causing a global pandemic. The disease mostly affects the respiratory system and common symptoms include fever, dry cough, labored breathing, and others. Among the other symptoms something noteworthy was found; COVID-19 caused olfactory and gustatory dysfunction in some affected individuals. The mechanisms relating to olfactory and gustatory dysfunction can shed light on the pathology of SARS-CoV-2 and how it uses the body to proliferate. This thesis will explore the prevalence, diagnosis, and prognosis of olfactory and gustatory dysfunction, as well as a potential route into the brain due to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Comments

Thesis (B.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, 2022

Recommended Citation

Pillay, Delsin, "A REVIEW OF COVID-19 INDUCED TASTE AND SMELL DYSFUNCTION INCLUDING PREVALENCE, PROGNOSIS, DIAGNOSIS AND A POSSIBLE ROUTE TO THE BRAIN" (2022). Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2020 - Present. 141.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_honors/141

Extent

47 p.

Identifier

FAUHT00236