Once again…The Mask!
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Jul 17, 2020 21:15:05 #
I couldn't have put it better. We need to remember that Covid 19 isn't a Democratic or Republican issue. It's a world problem. We need to pull together or things will get much worse.
Jul 17, 2020 21:15:22 #
Jul 17, 2020 21:17:08 #
Yes, Wear your mask. But make sure you don't touch it or reposition it on your face at all. Don't wear it continuously over several hours or you may infect yourself in other ways. And don't reuse it. Wash it or discard it after 1-2 hours of continuous use max.
Oh, and to be most effective it is recommended that masks should be used in a sterile environment.
Oh, and to be most effective it is recommended that masks should be used in a sterile environment.
Jul 17, 2020 21:25:00 #
DocDav wrote:
because, science?
Yeh, science from Bill Nye the science guy.
Jul 17, 2020 21:25:32 #
fetzler wrote:
Your doctors had you do this to comply with government dictates. We have no idea what they actually believe.
Our government does not dictate how doctors behave.
Jul 17, 2020 21:41:49 #
Fotoartist wrote:
Yes, Wear your mask. But make sure you don't touch it or reposition it on your face at all. Don't wear it continuously over several hours or you may infect yourself in other ways. And don't reuse it. Wash it or discard it after 1-2 hours of continuous use max.
Oh, and to be most effective it is recommended that masks should be used in a sterile environment.
Oh, and to be most effective it is recommended that masks should be used in a sterile environment.
Where are you getting this? And what is this about a "sterile environment"? Granted that there is a lot we don't know about this virus, but it seems not to last too long outside of a host. I think a little application of common sense would lead to better mask usage procedures than what you describe....
Jul 17, 2020 22:04:33 #
srt101fan wrote:
Where are you getting this? And what is this about a "sterile environment"? Granted that there is a lot we don't know about this virus, but it seems not to last too long outside of a host. I think a little application of common sense would lead to better mask usage procedures than what you describe....
My wife does wash ours after our weekly grocery trip, but I haven't heard any of the other from a real expert.
Jul 17, 2020 22:08:42 #
rehess wrote:
My wife does wash ours after our weekly grocery trip, but I haven't heard any of the other from a real expert.
Washing the cloth masks definitely makes sense to me.
Jul 17, 2020 22:21:43 #
DaveO wrote:
Perhaps you will fare better this time in Chit-Chat than you did in the Attic regarding this topic. Your insistence to repeatedly discuss this topic has caused you much discomfort.
That was a rather odd post, how or why would you ASSUME the poster is, as per your quote; "in much discomfort"?
Jul 17, 2020 22:22:20 #
srt101fan wrote:
Where are you getting this? And what is this about a "sterile environment"? Granted that there is a lot we don't know about this virus, but it seems not to last too long outside of a host. I think a little application of common sense would lead to better mask usage procedures than what you describe....
Surgical masks are made for sterile environments. Look it up.
Jul 17, 2020 22:23:48 #
Fotoartist wrote:
Surgical masks are made for sterile environments. Look it up.
Not relevant in this case, however.
No expert says sterile mask makes any difference in this setting.
Jul 17, 2020 22:25:55 #
Here is another question that maybe the experts here can answer for me. What is the most common infection entry point into the body for this virus? Is it from breathing air and aerosols or self-touching one's face with contaminated hands?
Jul 17, 2020 22:53:23 #
Fotoartist wrote:
Here is another question that maybe the experts here can answer for me. What is the most common infection entry point into the body for this virus? Is it from breathing air and aerosols or self-touching one's face with contaminated hands?
I haven’t heard any expert address this issue. The primary reason given for wearing a mask is to supplement ‘social distancing’, to keep an infected person’s virus load from reaching others.
Jul 17, 2020 22:55:12 #
Fotoartist wrote:
Here is another question that maybe the experts here can answer for me. What is the most common infection entry point into the body for this virus? Is it from breathing air and aerosols or self-touching one's face with contaminated hands?
I believe the "most common infection entry point" is the same: nose/mouth. In the case of airborne contamination it is taken in with the breath. If you touch your face, contaminated hands can transfer contaminants to the nose/mouth. Of the two methods of infection I think the airborne respiratory hazard is the greater concern.
(Disclaimer: I have no medical background but have some experience in the area of respiratory protection)
Jul 17, 2020 23:26:20 #
Fotoartist wrote:
Here is another question that maybe the experts here can answer for me. What is the most common infection entry point into the body for this virus? Is it from breathing air and aerosols or self-touching one's face with contaminated hands?
As with any bacteria, fungus or virus, the path of least resistance is the most common route of infection. In this disease that could be several routes, oral or nasal inhalation. Even the eyes could be a route of infection since tears drain into the nasal passages, though that has not been considered a likely one except in maybe one particular case.
Masks can decrease the exhalation of the virus from an infected person or a carrier. It also can conceivably decrease the passage of the virus from the air inhaled.
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