Quote (Black XistenZ @ 10 Dec 2020 05:17)
We just keep coming back time and time again to the same old question on which there apparently still is no good data or evidence: how likely is permanent damage to the lungs/taste/smell/brain in young, healthy covid patients who stayed asymptomatic or only had mild symptoms? Iirc, Thor mentioned that one of his coworkers had access to a preliminary, unpublished study on this question, but that was back in summer.
All after summner, even very recently:
Facebook study ... (well it's still interesting)
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20201201/Altered-smell-and-taste-sensation-severely-impacts-psychological-wellbeing-of-COVID-19-survivors-study-finds.aspxand the bioRxiv study, some numbers on humans, and mices study
https://www.lemonde.fr/blog/realitesbiomedicales/2020/11/30/covid-19-et-perte-dodorat-du-nouveau-sur-la-persistance-du-sars-cov-2-et-son-potentiel-neuroinvasif/(enjoy translate)
So there is a good 5-10% of people experiencing long term (months++) anosmia. And beyond that we have something solid showing that the virus could invade and stay, deep, in this nasal nervous area.
Even if these cells can regenerate, it can take a very (far too much) long time.
Destroyed:
