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In reply to the discussion: So, what's the DU consensus re: Mask, no-mask? [View all]Buckeye_Democrat
(15,120 posts)25. Wear it for others, and for yourself.
If youre going to get infected, its probably better to minimize the initial viral load as much as possible.
Does a high viral load or infectious dose make covid-19 worse?
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2238819-does-a-high-viral-load-or-infectious-dose-make-covid-19-worse/#ixzz6IRCe9VAC
It is early days, but if the infectious dose doesnt correlate with the severity of disease symptoms, this would mark covid-19 out as different from influenza, MERS and SARS.
For influenza, a higher infectious dose has been associated with worse symptoms. It has been tested by exposing volunteers to escalating doses of influenza virus in a controlled setting and carefully monitoring them over several weeks. This hasnt been done with covid-19, and is unlikely to happen, given its severity.
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if ya feel better to do it, do it. homemade types tho, leave pro masks for the pros nt
msongs
Apr 2020
#1
Well, the ones I'm talking about are not "pro" just flimsy paper. I could home-make
UTUSN
Apr 2020
#3
sorry to be confusing, by pro I mean hospital type masks from med suppliers. lots of
msongs
Apr 2020
#5
*****Hookay, *RESULTS* ---------- bowing to the overwhelming majority, *will* do the mask.
UTUSN
Apr 2020
#16