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The history and value of face masks

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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH
Volume 25, Issue 1, Pages -

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BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s40001-020-00423-4

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Surgical mask; Pandemic crisis; Wound infection; Behavior; Viral transmission; Bacterial transmission; History of medicine

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In the human population, social contacts are a key for transmission of bacteria and viruses. The use of face masks seems to be critical to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 for the period, in which therapeutic interventions are lacking. In this review, we describe the history of masks from the middle age to modern times.

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