Are the disposal masks safe?

Are the disposal masks safe?

Recently l saw three videos in whatsapp groups from different people and Countries showing masks with impurities.They were showing simple experiment of putting the mask in hot water and what the masks produced was shocking.All the masks were blue in colour and they all left residues in the container they were immersed in.At a closer look, some of the​ residues were long things like worms,protozoa and other impurities.
Masks are a simple barrier to help prevent your respiratory droplets from reaching others. Studies show that masks reduce the spray of droplets when worn over the nose and mouth.Respiratory droplets travel into the air when you cough, sneeze, talk, shout, or sing. These droplets can then land in the mouths or noses of people who are near you or they may breathe these droplets in.
China has undertaken a mobilization of wartime proportions to expand its output of disposable surgical masks. Daily production soared from about 10 million at the start of February to 115 million at the end of the month, according to the Chinese government.
Bacteria are tiny, one-celled creatures that get nutrients from their environments in order to live. In some cases that environment is a human body. Bacteria can reproduce outside of the body or within the body as they cause infections. ​ The four major types of germs are bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa. They can invade plants, animals, and people, and sometimes they can make us sick.Some infections that bacteria can cause include ear infections, sore throats (tonsillitis or​ strep throat), cavities, and pneumonia.Therefore the the masks could be carrying bacteria,worms and protozoa which are harmful to humans beings.What we are breathing through our mouth and nose is actually hazardous waste,” said Professor Braungart, who ran preliminary tests on used surgical masks that found traces of chemicals such as the known carcinogen aniline as well as formaldehyde and optical brighteners both heavily restricted on consumer goods by European and US authorities to minute parts per million concentrations.
Separate studies by Dr. Sedlak have also shown the presence of compounds such as 2-butanone oxime (carcinogenic) blocked diisocyanates used as crosslinkers for perfluorocarbons (PFCs) on face masks. Used in the textile sector as oil and water repellents on fabrics, by-products of PFCs are known to be bio-persistent and their use is heavily restricted by authorities in Europe and the USA.Masks have been an integral part of the global response to the coronavirus and a necessary intervention especially at the height of the pandemic. Surgical masks have been designed to be worn for very specific purposes such as by clinicians or for a short period of time before being discarded. They are not designed to be crumpled up in people’s pockets where the “friction and damp environment promotes both fibre abrasion and encourages bacterial colonisation over time,But as we start to emerge from this global health crisis, leading scientists are now questioning whether the real risk of exposure to potentially hazardous chemicals from long-term mask wearing is actually higher than the risk of coming into contact with the Sars-CoV-2 virus especially for children and young adults who are in the low-risk category when it comes to developing severe COVID-19.
These masks from china need to be sent to laboratories to a certain these serious allegations.

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Veronica onjoro
PhD student Mount Kenya University
Author,Lecturer,Publisher and motivational speaker
onjoroveronica@yahoo.com


 

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