Can wearing a mask when sick help fight off infection?
I keep reading that at least in the case of viruses humidifiers and warmer air can kill viruses, especially if you have sinusitis. I was thinking that if you wear a mask you would achieve both higher humidity and the warmer air. Could this be a good alternative or supplement to nasal vaporizers/inhalers? You don't generally use inhalers all day, but you could wear a mask almost all day.
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No, wearing a mask cannot help fight infection when sick.
A sick person can wear a face mask when around others only to help prevent the spread of flu. Wearing a face mask limits the spread of tiny infected drops that are released when a person talks, coughs or sneezes.
After all, the masks were originally designed to protect patients from the coughs and sneezes of a surgeon and not to help fight an infection.
www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/06/22/416466284/will-a-surgical-mask-keep-you-safe-in-a-viral-outbreak www.sfcdcp.org/fluill.html
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