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A new report from a hair salon in Springfield, Missouri, shows wearing a face mask isn't just altruistic – it also helps keep the person wearing it from getting COVID-19.And some infectious disease experts increasingly think wearing a mask could mean that even if a person is infected, they are more likely to get a milder or even asymptomatic form of the disease.
“Wearing a mask may protect the mask wearer more than we realize," he said. "This paper provides a new explanation for lower rates of death in areas where mask wearing is common, as well as an even stronger rationale for all of us to wear masks when around others."
The rationale is based on the medical concept of "viral inoculum," or how much virus someone is exposed to. The evidence about viral, bacterial or fungal exposure affecting how sick someone gets goes back to the 1930s.
“We know this for gastrointestinal viruses, sexually transmitted diseases and respiratory infections. The bigger the load the more you get in your system, the more severe the disease,” said Dr. Monica Gandhi, a professor of medicine and infectious disease expert at the University of California, San Francisco and co-author on the paper.
I always thought Doctors wore masks so it would be hard to identify them, in case of a mistake during the operation
Here is a very interesting video from UCSF discussion about the virus where an epidemiologist makes the case that masks can also protect the wearer. The whole video is interesting, but the part I'm referring to starts at about the 30min marker and runs 10min approx. The guy that runs this discussion every week is the chair of the UCSF dept of medicine.
Fundamentally her thesis is that mask wearing will lessen the viral load in your immediate vicinity, probably lead to a much lighter or asymptomatic infection, and probably confer immunity.
Nothing in the video is political in any way.
https://youtu.be/Cio3rh6ta3w
I always thought Doctors wore masks so it would be hard to identify them, in case of a mistake during the operation
Here is a YouTube video of an at home experiment in the effectiveness of a mask. I know the particle size of the virus is very small, but it is usually contained in larger droplets. Also, if one is exposed, the smaller dose of virus is also important in preventing infection. But there is a certain fun in how he did this, so it's quite enjoyable to watch.
It might start with an ad.
Here is a YouTube video of an at home experiment in the effectiveness of a mask. I know the particle size of the virus is very small, but it is usually contained in larger droplets. Also, if one is exposed, the smaller dose of virus is also important in preventing infection. But there is a certain fun in how he did this, so it's quite enjoyable to watch.
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Psych!