They’re helpful in theory—but far from perfect.
to others through the air by coughing and sneezing or by touching a contaminated surface and then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes prior to hand washing.
One major caveat: Doctors are usually trained to use these masks properly, and the general public isn’t, says, an infectious disease specialist and professor at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. And when they’re not used correctly—people will often put their hands underneath the mask, for example—they will not protect you from getting sick.
They might have one perk, though: Wearing a mask could help prevent you from touching your mouth and nose with your hands directly.The CDC doesn’t currently recommend that the general public wear face masks to prevent viral infections. However, the organization says that people who have been confirmed to have a 2019-nCoV infection “If you cannot wear a face mask, the people who live with you should wear one while they are in the same room with you,” the CDC says. Dr.
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