What Is An N95 Mask?
A mask is a device designed to cover at least part of your face and protect you from contaminants in your surroundings. There are several different types of masks. The most common type is called an N95 mask, which filters out 95% of airborne particles that are 0.3 microns or larger. This includes many bacteria and viruses that can cause respiratory illness when inhaled into your lungs. These masks are often used by healthcare workers during flu season to help prevent them from getting sick while caring for patients with influenza or other illnesses spread through airborne particles such as tuberculosis (TB).
It’s cold and flu season—when people everywhere catch those delicious, nasty illnesses going around. Now, you may be thinking that getting sick is just one of those things you can’t prevent, but there are some precautions you can take to lessen your chances of catching whatever is making its way through your neighborhood or office. One such precaution is wearing an N95 mask. But do these masks filter both ways? Do they protect you from passing germs to others as well as yourself? And if so, how do they work exactly? Let’s find out!
N95 Face Masks Filter In One Direction
The answer to this question, unfortunately, may shock you as much as it has shocked me: N95 masks are only certified to filter in one direction. The N95 rating actually refers to the mask’s ability to filter out 95% of airborne particles with a size of 0.3 microns or larger; that’s about 3 times smaller than the width of a human hair! N95 masks can block the spread of germs from one person to another, but they do not block germs the same way when inhaled by the wearer.
How Do You Use N95 Masks Correctly?
You should never put on a surgical mask and then touch your face or hair. You shouldn’t eat, drink, or smoke while wearing one of these masks. Basically, don’t sneeze, spit, scratch your nose, make kissy faces at people or use them as oven mitts. And be sure to throw your mask away when you are done wearing it – they aren’t meant to be reused!
You can’t see it or feel it, but air pollution and allergen exposure can have a big impact on your health. Pollutants and allergens have been linked to asthma, heart disease, lung cancer, stroke, infertility and even Alzheimer’s disease. And while you may not be able to completely avoid these risks, there are ways you can protect yourself and those around you. One of them is by wearing an N95 mask when outside in polluted areas.: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends that people wear masks when they know they will be exposed to high levels of airborne pollutants for extended periods of time—especially if they have underlying medical conditions like asthma or heart disease.
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