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“Stop and smell the roses” might be a cliche. But at Penn State University campuses, students, faculty and staff are using a smell test as a helpful, do-it-yourself screening tool to check for COVID-19 infection. Research has shown that anosmia – loss of smell – is one of the most specific symptoms of COVID-19, said John Hayes, professor of food science and director of the Penn State Sensory Evaluation Center. So, university researchers developed “peel and sniff” postcards that prompt the user to detect and identify a particular aroma – strawberries, onions, chocolate, or smoke, for example. If their olfactory senses fail them, they may be have COVID-19.

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