The Maui News

Mask designed to prevent spreading coronaviru­s

- Jeff Bigler Wailuku

For our friend in Wailea, COVID-19 is spread by respirator­y droplets from the nose and mouth.

Droplets may land on surfaces and be contacted by others who may touch their nose, mouth or eyes, spreading the virus.

That's where washing your hands often comes in. The mask blocks this spread. Sourced from Johns Hopkins website.

A comedian once said that doctors wear masks for the same reason as bank robbers —so you can't recognize them after they take your money.

A mask is designed to keep you from spreading the virus, not to keep you from getting it. Hold a mask up to the light and see how porous it is. Viruses and germs are much tinier than those little holes.

Dennis Lokmer

Makawao to enter and enslave it to assist with its viral replicatio­n—a parasite.

Lungs are moist and O2 rich, an ideal viral environmen­t for severe acute respirator­y syndrome, or SARS. The virus COVID19 is causing the current version.

Version 1 emerged in China in 2002 from the same source(s), bats and animals that eat bats.

It is a zoonosis, a disease that can be transmitte­d to humans from animals. It is easily spread by aerosol but has a short shelf life of hours. But don’t be complacent, it is a very serious zoonosis, quite capable of killing both young and old.

Have you ever seen anyone with pulmonary edema?

We are all at risk. Let’s take care of each other by at a minimum, social distancing. Our medics are most at risk, so call your physician before you call an ambulance!

And stay away from bats.

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