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Smelling Sickness | NIH News in Health

Some body odors can signal a health problem. But most breath and body odors are normal. “Bad breath is most often caused by bacteria on the teeth and tongue,”

You Smell Sick: Detecting Illness by Scent | Scientific American

A growing amount of research suggests that it might one day be possible to sniff someone's breath, skin or bodily fluids to help diagnose a disease.

CAN YOU SMELL A DISEASE? EXPLORING THE LINK BETWEEN ...

Staphylococcus infections have been described as smelling like dirty sneakers, stale beer, or old cheese. This odor is caused by the production ...

How your smell can reveal if you're sick - CNN

Subtle differences occur in body odor when someone is sick or infected, changing their odors from pleasant to aversive.

Detecting Sickness By Smell - Association for Psychological Science

Humans are able to smell sickness in someone whose immune system is highly active, a study shows.

People Actually Smell Different When They Are Sick - Business Insider

A new study finds that humans can smell when someone's immune system is ramped up.

You can smell when someone's sick—here's how

The curious case of a woman who can smell Parkinson's reminds us our noses are our first defense against illness.

Experience: I can smell illnesses in people | Life and style

Disinfectants make me sick and perfumes overwhelm me. I used to ... Smelling illnesses on patients became a pattern, but I knew doctors ...

Disease and odor: An intriguing relationship - MedicalNewsToday

An impaired sense of smell is one of the earliest clinical features of both Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's. There is an overall reduction ...

Disease Scent Signatures Disclose What the Nose Knows

... smelling. Small molecules produced during metabolism form chemical signatures that some individuals can smell. iStock. Scent is a powerful ...

Parosmia (Distorted Smell): Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

While parosmia itself isn't spreadable, the infections that cause it are contagious. To reduce your risk, be sure to distance yourself from anyone who's sick ...

I can smell when people are sick and it's the worst superpower ever

I can smell it too. I assumed i was smelling an overgrowth of bacteria - even during viral illness, opportunistic bacteria can increase ...

Open for Discussion: Can Smells Harm You

Were you going to get sick? How Smells Work. First, let's see how we smell things. Smell is due to molecules of a particular substance that travel into your ...

Humans can detect axillary odor cues of an acute respiratory ...

'Sick' samples were rated by others as smelling more aversive and less healthy than body odor samples from healthy participants. A similar ...

Detecting disease by smell - News from Karolinska Institutet

A new study from Karolinska Institutet show that humans are able to smell sickness in someone whose immune system is highly active.

How the smell of disease can affect healthy people

Hyperosmia is a heightened sense of smell. This sensory change is often caused by another condition, such as specific autoimmune and ...

5 Reasons You May Smell (And What They Mean for Your Health)

Being sick doesn't only make you feel bad – it can also make you smell bad. Common ailments like the flu, a cold or bronchitis can lead you to stink on a ...

Body Odor: Causes, Changes, Underlying Diseases & Treatment

Why does my sweat smell bad? There can be several reasons your sweat smells bad. For example, certain medications, supplements or foods can make your sweat ...

Odors & Health

... smell odors. Smelling an odor doesn't tell how much exposure you have. It also doesn't tell you whether or not what you are smelling will cause health effects.

Detecting sickness by smell - ScienceDaily

Humans are able to smell sickness in someone whose immune system is highly active within just a few hours of exposure to a toxin, ...