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To: orkrious who wrote (43169)	10/10/2005 2:50:49 PM
From: Elroy Jetson	Respond to of 110194

As I said to Calculated Risk, . "Although in bad taste, the primary benefit of using face masks during an epidemic is that it prevents people from sticking their viral laden fingers up their nose." The pores in even the cheapest mask are small enough to block fingers. Message 21777999 Wearing masks during a pandemic serves three other purposes as well: 1.) The masks, worn by people who are infected but who do not yet realize it, block much of their viral laden aerosolized spray when they cough. Most Americans may not realize that in Asia it is common to wear a mask when *you* are sick -- very sensible and polite; 2.) Masks also create a continual sense of urgency so that people maintain hand washing and vigilance for symptoms; 3.) And finally, masks create a false sense of security so that society can continue to operate normally. Edgar Allan Poe's "Masque of the Red Death" tells the tale of Prince Prospero who takes 1,000 of his nobles to an isolated retreat and once inside they weld the doors shut to avoid the pestilence of the Red Death. Of course death shows up during their costume ball dressed as, what else, the Red Death -- and they all die. Escaping a pandemic by locking yourself away does not work well. .