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Personal protective equipment and influenza

submitted by profvrr on August 13, 2009
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Tags: facemask , influenza , swineflu , transmission
Source: www.virology.ws
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The Institute of Medicine has been asked to make recommendations about how to protect healthcare workers against swine-origin H1N1 influenza. They have been hearing presentations concerning the effectiveness of facemasks in preventing respiratory infections.
 
 

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  1. avatar Chris Condayan makes this comment

    Thu Aug 13 19:31:46 2009

    Not being an expert in respirators, are there any options other than the N95 studied that offer protection against influenza? Or, in other words, what should a discerning consumer look for in a protective "surgical type" mask if they want to protect themselves from exposure or from exposing others?(I assume the masks work both ways?)

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