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tclambert

(11,080 posts)
21. I was just thinking it over this morning and changed my mind.
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 11:52 AM
Mar 2020

The masks won't stop everything, but they will stop some, and that could buy a person's immune system some time. The viruses will double their population in some amount of time. Going from one virus to a thousand takes 10 doublings. Going to a million takes another 10. And going to a billion takes another 10.

If you start with an infection of just one virus, it takes 30 doublings to get to a billion. If you start with a thousand, it only takes 20 doublings. So starting with fewer viruses gives your immune system a little longer to ramp up antibody production. If your immune system gets ahead of the virus (killing them faster than they replicate), you win. A little extra time for your immune system to get going might keep the number of viruses from overloading your system.

My conclusion today is: A bad mask is better than no mask.

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Tell everyone how the Grotesque Orange Pustule has botched it ... Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #10
They WON'T WORK. Warpy Mar 2020 #11
Yeah, surgical masks are to keep the surgeon from sneezing all over the patient. tclambert Mar 2020 #16
Not every health professional agrees with you Generic Other Mar 2020 #19
I was just thinking it over this morning and changed my mind. tclambert Mar 2020 #21
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Screw Trump Generic Other Mar 2020 #27
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