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Originally Posted by Tblue
Wonderful, so what happens to the virus when the droplets drys, does it immediately disappear? Look at the WHO, I hate to use them as a reference but they do admit the virus can exist outside of droplets, how much is questionable. Nowhere I have found how much exists outside of water droplets. But back to the You Tube videos that show how masks reduce the spread of moisture in a sneeze, yes it does slow or stop the spread of moisture, a very good thing, however how much virus is outside the moisture droplets? Please wear a mask if you must, I do not believe a mask is protecting the wearer of the mask when taking into account all the practical things the average person does a with mask. When you sneeze in a mask droplets go everywhere unless a proper 100% fit, who does that? They are fiddled with, reused over and over, all touched usually with un gloved hands maybe helping to spread the virus. So any good done by stopping some of the virus in droplets in a mask is un-done in how the average person handles a reused mask or a new mask without a proper fit and the constant fiddling with the mask and eventual disposal of a contaminated mask. We seem to agree a vaccine will be a big step to being normal again. Again I am not an anti masker.
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I understand your concerns. The virus exits the human body's respiratory system via droplets and/or aerosols. That is the only way the virus exits the human body from the respiratory system (nose and mouth). When those droplets fall to the ground or surfaces, the droplets will dry leaving the virus all by itself. It is up to everyone to wash their hands frequently and sanitize surfaces. IF you can not do these things just remember to NOT TOUCH YOUR FACE. If you do not touch your nose, mouth or eyes with unwashed hands, you are not going to contract the virus. Personally, since this virus came upon us here in the US, I have trained myself to NEVER touch my face unless I use the inside of my shirt or I'm in the shower.
Masks don't block 100% of droplets which come a person's nose or mouth but masks do block more than no mask does. Aerosols which hang in the air, can contain the virus. What happens when the aerosol "dries up"??? I would imagine the virus can not hang in the air by itself but don't take that to the bank. I would imagine if the virus could hang in the air by itself, many more of us in the world would be sick and/or dead.