“The colony counts of face masks were higher in bacteria than fungi; the bacterial and fungal colony counts were higher on the face-side and outer-side, respectively. The longer duration of mask usage correlated with increases in the fungal colony counts but not the bacterial colony counts.” Wearing masks consequently leads to direct exposure to bacteria […]
A study published in Nature shows what’s already been known for decades: masks get quickly contaminated with pathogenic bacteria and fungi — Rights and Freedoms
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