Title: Masks shown to be effective in reducing flu spread

A 2011 Cochrane review of 67 studies found that mask use, hand washing, and isolating sick people, especially when used together, can be effective in containing viral epidemics. And studies of dorms and other high-density settings like households do show some efficacy for masks, according to Raina MacIntyre, Ph.D., professor of global biosecurity at the University of New South Wales Sydney in Australia. For instance, a 2010 study found that the combination of mask use, providing alcohol-based hand sanitizer, and education about hand and cough hygiene reduced the prevalence of flulike illness inside a college dorm more than only hand and cough hygiene education. “If they work in high-transmission settings, they should also work in low-intensity settings,” out in the community, MacIntyre says.

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  •     MacIntyre, Ph D, Raina  -  University of New South Wales Sydney
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Company  Product  Process  Other  Subjects  Event  Event  Date  Location  Publication  Publication  Date Text  Descriptor

  • Center for Disease Control (CDC)

  • University of New South Wales Sydney

  • Mask

  • Air Filtration

  • Contaminant Reduction

  • Contamination Control

 

  • Coronavirus

 

 

 

 

 

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