Surgical mask
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surgical-mask-221-3525363
title:
Surgical mask
text:
A surgical mask, also known by other names such as a medical face mask or procedure mask, is a personal protective equipment used by healthcare professionals that serves as a mechanical barrier that interferes with direct airflow in and out of respiratory orifices. This helps reduce airborne transmission of pathogens and other aerosolized contaminants between the wearer and nearby people via respiratory droplets ejected when sneezing, coughing, forceful expiration or unintentionally spitting whe
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Mouth and nose cover against bacterial aerosols
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surgical_mask
date created:
2004-07-14T08:59:43Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T03:36:24Z
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13
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