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RainCaster

(10,842 posts) Tue May 5, 2020, 11:46 AM May 2020

From Facebook: Explanation of why facemasks are good

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From Facebook: Explanation of why facemasks are good (Original Post) RainCaster May 2020 OP

HA snowybirdie May 2020 #1

LOL. I like this. I'm hoping that anything that traps at least SOME virus BusyBeingBest May 2020 #2

snowybirdie

(5,219 posts)

1. HA

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Tue May 5, 2020, 12:00 PM

May 2020

Got this one from my granddaughter, who is a nurse working with virus patients in a hospital tent in Georgia.

BusyBeingBest

(8,052 posts)

2. LOL. I like this. I'm hoping that anything that traps at least SOME virus

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Tue May 5, 2020, 12:00 PM

May 2020

particles can lessen the "dose" we ultimately might breathe in, and result in a mild or asymptomatic case if we do get sick. I've read that amount of viral exposure does matter in terms of severity of illness.

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