EBOLA To The Kid Wearing a Mask at Wally World

[Broccoli]

Thank you.

I was doing some last minute prep shopping, uv light so I can better see bodily fluids. Turned around the isle and a couple of women were pushing a cart, the younger was wearing a mask. I thought "poor kid" and gave them a consoling glance and continued on.

The light bulb didn't go on until later.

It is time for me to wear a mask in public.

I have an occasional smoker's cough and hang nail. I now will wear a mask when out and about. (pocket stuffed with bleach wipes and disposable gloves)

Just thought I would share.

 

[Satanta]

I've got a couple of boxes of mospital masks left over from the trasplant. I still use them for airline travel and such. been thinking of getting them out.

Have a full tw-filter gas mask but need to get filters for it as the originals are kind of old.

Don't forget the gloves.

I wonder if Lysol spray works?

 

[Flippper]

I hear that the Japanese wear masks in public all the time, it's become something of a fashion statement. The mask does no good if you're touching things with your bare hands, however.

Did you do the experiment in school where you take a raw garlic clove, put it in your shoe and time how long it takes to taste it? That is how fast things on the outside can be transported inside, and is apparently just one of the ways Ebola infects victims.

 

[Ledel]

I hear that the Japanese wear masks in public all the time, it's become something of a fashion statement. The mask does no good if you're touching things with your bare hands, however.

Did you do the experiment in school where you take a raw garlic clove, put it in your shoe and time how long it takes to taste it? That is how fast things on the outside can be transported inside, and is apparently just one of the ways Ebola infects victims.

We had a sweet japanese student stay with us over the summer. She thought she was getting a cold (just allergies) and wore a mask at nite. She also brought a Hello Kitty mask as a gift for my daughter

 

[MtnGal]

IF this Ebola gets started all across the country I suspect we will see lots of masks and gloves on a good majority of people. When the sheeple start seeing masks and gloves they are going to freak out and that's when the panic starts.

 

[Lilbitsnana]

I've got a couple of boxes of mospital masks left over from the trasplant. I still use them for airline travel and such. been thinking of getting them out.

Have a full tw-filter gas mask but need to get filters for it as the originals are kind of old.

Don't forget the gloves.

I wonder if Lysol spray works?

Please don't use Lysol spray or any other pressurized spray disinfectant. You can temporarily aerosolize it (ebola).

 

[Bolt]

I've got a couple of boxes of mospital masks left over from the trasplant. I still use them for airline travel and such. been thinking of getting them out.

Have a full tw-filter gas mask but need to get filters for it as the originals are kind of old.

Don't forget the gloves.

I wonder if Lysol spray works?

Fair use cited:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/...during-flu-season/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

Who Should Wear a Mask During Flu Season?
By TARA PARKER-POPE SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 12:30 PMSeptember 14, 2009 12:30 pm
Adriana Zehbrauskas for The New York Times Flu anxiety this spring prompted many people to don masks.
In the midst of the swine flu scare, people around the world have been photographed wearing surgical masks in hopes of protecting themselves from exposure.

But it appears that the wrong people are wearing the masks. The flimsy masks do little to protect the wearer from contracting the flu virus. A surgical mask can, however, potentially limit the spread of influenza if the sick person is wearing it, according to research presented at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in San Francisco.

“If you’re wearing a mask to prevent yourself from catching it, they’re not so effective,” said Dr. M. Lindsay Grayson, professor of medicine at the University of Melbourne and one of the study’s co-authors. “But if you’re sick with the flu and coughing and sputtering, those masks do prevent you from spraying those bugs everywhere.”

The researchers asked nine study subjects with documented cases of influenza type A or B to test two different types of masks — the standard, disposable surgical masks and a more costly, respirator-style mask. The flu patients coughed into a petri dish while wearing both types of mask as well as without the mask. The dish was then tested for the presence of flu virus. When either type of mask was worn, no virus was detected on the petri dish.

“Surgical masks are designed to trap respiratory secretions (including bacteria and viruses) expelled by the wearer and prevent disease transmission to others,” the study authors wrote. “Surgical masks are not designed to prevent inhalation of airborne particles.”

Researchers say the masks likely aren’t as effective in protecting people from catching the virus because most flu appears to be spread by large droplets or through hand-to-face contact. But when it comes to preventing the spread of flu in the home, families may benefit if the sick family member wears the mask to prevent further contamination of surfaces and to reduce the risk of a cough or sneeze spraying droplets on others.

Ariel Kaminer Patrick Andrade for The New York Times Ariel Kaminer
Although masks and protective gear aren’t recommended to protect people from exposure to flu virus, marketers continue to promote them. City Critic columnist Ariel Kaminer writes about her experiences wearing a mask, goggles and jump suit from a $69 kit made by Flu Armour as she walked around New York City. Read her column, “What Not to Wear When Worrying About the Flu.”

 

[Broccoli]

Ok, now I am off to get my haircut short. Won't touch any surfaces. gloves and wipes for doors. Mask too. Thank God I don't have a beard to shave like Cappy and the rest.

 

[OZARK]

I was in a store here in town yesterday afternoon and a woman was wearing a mask. I thought about asking her why, but changed my mind. She may simply be ahead of her time.

 

[yellowlabz]

Last year (before all the Ebola scare) I wanted to wear a mask in public just because people were sneezing and coughing in stores during winter. Don't you hate to get stuck in the same aisle as someone who is hacking up a lung?? I told my husband I would like to wear one - if I wasn't worried that people would look at me like I was a freak. Even if it didn't protect from airborne particles, it would at least make me feel safer. And now it is much more than worrying about a cold or the flu...

 

[Leigh19717]

BIL's came in yesterday and a man was wearing one that got off the plane.

 

[Turret Buster]

Last year (before all the Ebola scare) I wanted to wear a mask in public just because people were sneezing and coughing in stores during winter. Don't you hate to get stuck in the same aisle as someone who is hacking up a lung?? I told my husband I would like to wear one - if I wasn't worried that people would look at me like I was a freak. Even if it didn't protect from airborne particles, it would at least make me feel safer. And now it is much more than worrying about a cold or the flu...

People look at me like I'm weird anyway, it's their problem, not mine.

 

[packyderms_wife]

Asian students here wear masks all the time. As for the little boy he may have a compromised immune system, or lungs, and needs to wear a mask when out and about so as to not land in the hospital for treatment.

 

[Baloo]

Fair use cited:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/...during-flu-season/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

Who Should Wear a Mask During Flu Season?
By TARA PARKER-POPE SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 12:30 PMSeptember 14, 2009 12:30 pm
Adriana Zehbrauskas for The New York Times Flu anxiety this spring prompted many people to don masks.
In the midst of the swine flu scare, people around the world have been photographed wearing surgical masks in hopes of protecting themselves from exposure.

But it appears that the wrong people are wearing the masks. The flimsy masks do little to protect the wearer from contracting the flu virus. A surgical mask can, however, potentially limit the spread of influenza if the sick person is wearing it, according to research presented at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in San Francisco.

“If you’re wearing a mask to prevent yourself from catching it, they’re not so effective,” said Dr. M. Lindsay Grayson, professor of medicine at the University of Melbourne and one of the study’s co-authors. “But if you’re sick with the flu and coughing and sputtering, those masks do prevent you from spraying those bugs everywhere.”

The researchers asked nine study subjects with documented cases of influenza type A or B to test two different types of masks — the standard, disposable surgical masks and a more costly, respirator-style mask. The flu patients coughed into a petri dish while wearing both types of mask as well as without the mask. The dish was then tested for the presence of flu virus. When either type of mask was worn, no virus was detected on the petri dish.

“Surgical masks are designed to trap respiratory secretions (including bacteria and viruses) expelled by the wearer and prevent disease transmission to others,” the study authors wrote. “Surgical masks are not designed to prevent inhalation of airborne particles.”

Researchers say the masks likely aren’t as effective in protecting people from catching the virus because most flu appears to be spread by large droplets or through hand-to-face contact. But when it comes to preventing the spread of flu in the home, families may benefit if the sick family member wears the mask to prevent further contamination of surfaces and to reduce the risk of a cough or sneeze spraying droplets on others.

Ariel Kaminer Patrick Andrade for The New York Times Ariel Kaminer
Although masks and protective gear aren’t recommended to protect people from exposure to flu virus, marketers continue to promote them. City Critic columnist Ariel Kaminer writes about her experiences wearing a mask, goggles and jump suit from a $69 kit made by Flu Armour as she walked around New York City. Read her column, “What Not to Wear When Worrying About the Flu.”

I'm not sure this is accurate. I think Science really does not know.

http://www.healthline.com/health/cold-flu/mask#1 notes several recent articles that say wearing a mask may help prevent getting flu.

Another interesting 2013 paper: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10453-012-9286-7#page-1

Here is the abstract:

New viral disease such as SARS and H1N1 highlighted the vulnerability of healthcare workers to aerosol-transmitted viral infections. This paper was to assess the protection performance of different level personal respiratory protection equipments against viral aerosol. Surgical masks, N95 masks and N99 masks were purchased from the market. The masks were sealed onto the manikin in the aerosol testing chamber. Viral aerosol was generated and then sampled simultaneously before and after the tested mask using biosamplers. This allows a percentage efficiency value to be calculated against test phage SM702 aerosols which surrogates of viral pathogens aerosol. At the same time, the masks face fit factor was determined by TSI8020. The viral aerosol particles aerodynamic diameter was 0.744 μm, and GSD was 1.29. The protection performance of the material of all the tested masks against viral aerosol was all >95 %. All the five surgical masks face fit factor were <8. F model N95 mask and H model N99 mask face fit factor were all >160. G model N95 mask face fit factor was 8.2. The protection performances of N95 or N99 masks were many times higher than surgical mask when considering the face fit factor. Surgical masks cannot offer sufficient protection against the inhalation of viral aerosol because they cannot provide a close face seal. (emphasis added).

 

[Taz]

Tack a sign on "chemo patient"

 

[bluetick]

Is there any mask suitable for someone on oxygen who has to see a doctor who sees patients with a variety of illnesses? The tubing doesn't allow for a close fit.

 

[Satanta]

Is there any mask suitable for someone on oxygen who has to see a doctor who sees patients with a variety of illnesses? The tubing doesn't allow for a close fit.

Drill/cut a hole for the tube. Heck with a full-face mask ad an oxyge tak it could help simply because the oxygen keeps the mask at slightly higher than atmospheric pressure keeping 'things' from getting in or adhering to the fi;ters. [[maybe in first theory ayway]]

 

[SAPPHIRE]

A mask helps IMO.......one thing...people keep their distance and also it helps to remind YOU TO KEEP YOUR HYGIENE OPTIMAL........I find it hard to remember to wash my hands after shopping,etc........that MUST CHANGE!!!

 

[yellowlabz]

A mask helps IMO.......one thing...people keep their distance and also it helps to remind YOU TO KEEP YOUR HYGIENE OPTIMAL........I find it hard to remember to wash my hands after shopping,etc........that MUST CHANGE!!!

I keep wipes in my car....after handling dollar bills and change, I feel like I need to use them. (I have been called a germaphobe by my sister but I don't think there is anything wrong with having clean hands!!)

 

[Sleeping Cobra]

Today i saw a guy wearing a mask at the grocery store but didn't ask why.

 

[Illini Warrior]

I keep wipes in my car....after handling dollar bills and change, I feel like I need to use them. (I have been called a germaphobe by my sister but I don't think there is anything wrong with having clean hands!!)

my winter colds went down to zip after I started cleaning my hands after each business office vist .... door knobs, handshakes, elevator buttons, phones, lobby furniture, paper exchange, ect ect .... I keep a container of baby wipes on the car seat ... wipe my hands and anything I touched getting into the car .... small pile by the end of the day .....