To stop the
spread of deadly Coronavirus, it is really important to wear masks. Masks
protect you from the infection to enter your body. But the question here is, is
the mask you are wearing actually providing you protection or not?
The number
of Covid cases is rapidly increasing. To control the spread the health
officials are advising people to wear masks and do time to time sanitation.
There are
different types of masks available in the market. But, according to the studies the
most effective one is N95 that protect us from the infection for the longest
time period.
But, Is the
N95 masks that we are wearing, actually the real N95 masks? N95 are quite
expensive than the other masks. People are also using homemade masks, cotton
masks and surgical masks. N95 are the most preferred and most suggested masks
to safeguard ourselves from Covid.
To identify whether
your make is real or fake you can check the name of the mask brand in CDC
index. The trademark must be printed on the mask. In the CDC index you would
know that either NOISH approved the masks brand or not. Duplicate masks do not
have any certified company’s logo on it. The spelling of NOISH must be wrong on
it. They are cheaper than the original masks.
N95 masks
are made in such a way that no airborne particles can enters the body and
spread the infection. It prevents 95% of the articles to enter your body. There
are four types of N95 masks. First one is a normal N95 mask which is for daily
use and once it get dirty it can’t be used again. Second is washable N95 mask,
this mask is reusable. Third is mask for children which can’t be washed. Fourth
type of mask is washable N95 mask for children.