The history and value of face masks

Christiane Matuschek; Friedrich Moll; Heiner Fangerau; Johannes C. Fischer; Kurt Zänker; Martijn Van Griensven; Marion Schneider; Detlef Kindgen-Milles; Wolfram Trudo Knoefel; Artur Lichtenberg; Bálint Tamaskovics; Freddy Joel Djiepmo-Njanang; Wilfried Budach; Stefanie Corradini; Dieter Häussinger; Torsten Feldt; Björn Jensen; Rainer Pelka; Klaus Orth; Matthias Peiper; Olaf Grebe; Kitti Maas; Edwin Bölke; Jan Haussmann

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The history and value of face masks

Matuschek C
Moll F
Fangerau H
et al.

European Journal of Medical Research

DOI: 10.1186/s40001-020-00423-4

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Abstract

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

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Matuschek, C., Moll, F., Fangerau, H., Fischer, J. C., Zänker, K., Van Griensven, M., … Haussmann, J. (2020, June 23). The history and value of face masks. European Journal of Medical Research. BioMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-020-00423-4

The history and value of face masks

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