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Face masking and COVID-19: potential effects of variolation on transmission dynamics

Face masks do not completely prevent transmission of respiratory infections, but masked individuals are likely to inhale fewer infectious particles. If smaller infectious doses tend to yield milder infections, yet ultimately induce similar levels of immunity, then masking could reduce the prevalence...

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Autores principales: Levine, Zachary, Earn, David J. D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9065959/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35506215
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2021.0781