Wearing a Mask May Reduce from COVID-19

 

How masks protect other people (1)

COVID-19 is believed to be spread by the virus-containing droplets that are released when people speak, cough, or breathe.

If these droplets land in another person’s mouth or nose or are inhaled from the air, they can infect that person and make them sick. (*)

How masks might protect the wearer as well (2)

Garry said it goes back to the idea that the size of the inoculum (the dose of the virus) determines how sick an individual will get.

Usually, with viruses, the higher the dose, the sooner symptoms develop and the more severe the illness is, he explained.

How mask wearing can help while we wait for a vaccine (3)

Gandhi said she believes population-wide masking could play an important role in getting us through the pandemic.

Masks reduce transmission, she said. She and her team also believe they can reduce the severity of disease when people do become infected. keep reading more