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Old 11-07-2021, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby View Post
I'm glad you are both agreeing with and confirming what I said - that the loss of smell/taste is not a COMMON symptom (meaning, that yes, it's a symptom - but not common - so yes, it can happen) of flu, and that yes, symptoms can last for awhile with flu but once you're recovered, you're recovered (the reference to increased risk of heart disease for up to 3 months after recovery from flu).

With COVID, my reference was not to increased risk of heart disease. It was permanent damage to the heart. Permanent damage is not risk of. It's actual damage.

Y'all seem to have trouble with some words, like "common" and "risk of" and "temporary" and "up to". Like, if I post something, you pretend I post in absolutes.

It's kinda weird. And kinda creepy.

And if you're going to go out of your way to actually quote a source, you might consider citing it so that everyone can check it for context.
It's not "common" with Covid, either... It is a symptom, but far more people DON'T get it that do. Just like with the flu...

And cite the source? You first...
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