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Home made masks are not as good as professional masks, but they have some efficiency (> 70%). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258525804_Testing_the_Ef

• k__ 7y ago
  I read somewhere that it could be dangerous to wear one when you're infected, because then the virii have a much bigger chance to be inhaled again and get deeper into the lung. Is this true?
  • MrBuddyCasino 7y ago
    You should wash them, soap seems to be very effective against Coronavirus.
  • freeflight 7y ago
    There are studies out there on the use of cloth masks vs medical ones [0]. Tho it should be noted that both, cloth and surgical masks, are mostly worn to protect others from accidental discharge by the wearer. So if you the wearer wants to protect themselves, then a respirator is actually needed. But respirators should be prioritized for at risk-groups who wouldn't survive infection or work with infected people. The non-respirator masks are mostly to reign in the spread by people who could be infected without symptoms yet or as the "we got nothing else" option. [0] https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006577 https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006577
• dr_dshiv 7y ago
  Way better. Two dishtowels equals n95: https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/best-materials-make-diy-face-mask-virus/ https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/best-materials-make-diy-...
  • mkl 7y ago
    Except they're very hard to breath through. I also wonder what kind of dish towels, exactly, since I have different towels with very different permeability.