//Coronavirus can invade cells in the mouth, scientists find

Coronavirus can invade cells in the mouth, scientists find

A new study has found evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, infects the cells in the mouth including the salivary glands — which may explain some COVID-19 symptoms such as loss of taste and dry mouth.The findings of the study led by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill also “point to the