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<blockquote data-quote="trekrok" data-source="post: 3535054" data-attributes="member: 6668"><p>Something that I've wondered about on masks is how they effect the viral load of the wearer. On adults anyway it appears that the severity of the symptoms are correlated to the amount of viral load. Even the people that end up in serious condition presumably are asymptomatic at first right? So, is wearing the mask while covid positive not increasing the viral load you are exposed to? Seems like you would literally be huffing the virus. I tried to find some answers to this more toward the beginning, but haven't, admittedly, tried to research it since. Anyone else see anything informative from a potentially reliable source?</p><p></p><p>My mask policy has been to wear it for the benefit of others. Not to ACTUALLY protect them from the virus, but because it seems to give some a feeling they are safer. I think the safety of masks is just a marketing message given the way they are used. But, so far, I've viewed the annoyance on my part to be less than the 'feeling' of added safety on the other side.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trekrok, post: 3535054, member: 6668"] Something that I've wondered about on masks is how they effect the viral load of the wearer. On adults anyway it appears that the severity of the symptoms are correlated to the amount of viral load. Even the people that end up in serious condition presumably are asymptomatic at first right? So, is wearing the mask while covid positive not increasing the viral load you are exposed to? Seems like you would literally be huffing the virus. I tried to find some answers to this more toward the beginning, but haven't, admittedly, tried to research it since. Anyone else see anything informative from a potentially reliable source? My mask policy has been to wear it for the benefit of others. Not to ACTUALLY protect them from the virus, but because it seems to give some a feeling they are safer. I think the safety of masks is just a marketing message given the way they are used. But, so far, I've viewed the annoyance on my part to be less than the 'feeling' of added safety on the other side. [/QUOTE]
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