The importance of wearing masks in curtailing the COVID-19 pandemic

被引：11
作者：
Humphreys, Jose [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] Jubilee Reg Med Ctr Inc, Dept Clin Res, St Johns, Antigua & Barbu
[2] Amer Int Sch Med, Dept Res, Stone Mt, GA USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF FAMILY MEDICINE AND PRIMARY CARE | 2020年 / 9卷 / 06期
关键词：
Air-borne; corona virus; COVID-19; face mask; infection control; social distancing; virus;
D O I：
10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_578_20
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
Primary care workers are the first point of contact for patients. Therefore, it is critical for this group of workers to understand the significant role of personal protective equipment and the importance of adhering to proper donning, doffing, and discarding protocols in epidemic control. These measures are crucial in curtailing disease transmission and the overall containment of the contagion.
引用
收藏
页码：2606 / 2607
页数：2
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [11] Covid-19 pandemic: from carnival masks to surgical masks
    Tzanno-Martins, Carmen
    JORNAL BRASILEIRO DE NEFROLOGIA, 2020, 42 (03): : 361 - 365
  • [12] The effect of COVID-19 pandemic and wearing face masks on ophthalmology practice: What is known so far? A narrative review
    Abu-Ismail, Luai
    Al-Shami, Khayry
    Al-Shami, Manar
    Nashwan, Abdulqadir J.
    FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE, 2022, 9
  • [13] Motivation, Intention and Opportunity: Wearing Masks and the Spread of COVID-19
    Kaine, Geoff
    Wright, Vic
    COVID, 2023, 3 (04): : 601 - 621
  • [14] Sensory trick effect in craniofacial dystonia as one of the possible impacts of wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Frank Erbguth
    Rüdiger Lange
    Neurological Research and Practice, 3
  • [15] Sensory trick effect in craniofacial dystonia as one of the possible impacts of wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Erbguth, Frank
    Lange, Ruediger
    NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICE, 2021, 3 (01):
  • [16] Self-perceived and self-reported breath odour and the wearing of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Santos Faria, Sandro Felipe
    Costa, Fernando Oliveira
    Pereira, Alexandre Godinho
    Miranda Cota, Luis Otavio
    ORAL DISEASES, 2022, 28 : 2406 - 2416
  • [17] The Social Meanings of Artifacts: Face Masks in the COVID-19 Pandemic
    Schoenweitz, Franziska
    Eichinger, Johanna
    Kuiper, Janneke M. L.
    Ongolly, Fernandos
    Spahl, Wanda
    Prainsack, Barbara
    Zimmermann, Bettina M.
    FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH, 2022, 10
  • [18] Face masks in action: Birds show reduced fear responses to people wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in three Asian countries
    Yang, Shuang
    Liu, Jianping
    Sadam, Asif
    Nahid, Mominul Islam
    Khan, Rahmat Ullah
    Liang, Wei
    HELIYON, 2024, 10 (03)
  • [19] Face masks are new normal after COVID-19 pandemic
    Rab, Shanay
    Javaid, Mohd
    Haleem, Abid
    Vaishya, Raju
    DIABETES & METABOLIC SYNDROME-CLINICAL RESEARCH & REVIEWS, 2020, 14 (06) : 1617 - 1619
  • [20] Dishonesty and mandatory mask wearing in the COVID-19 pandemic
    Tobol, Yossef
    Siniver, Erez
    Yaniv, Gideon
    ECONOMICS LETTERS, 2020, 197
12345