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Because relevant scholarship insists that it is a valuable step in protecting others. Challenging it from a position of ignorance serves just the opposite goal.
A lot of people think of themselves before others
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Because relevant scholarship insists that it is a valuable step in protecting others. Challenging it from a position of ignorance serves just the opposite goal.
From the data I've read its transferred through mouth, nose and eyes. I guess it could feasibly be transferred through the ears which wind up connecting to the throat or vagina but don't hold me to that.
The info of what masks are good for is well publicised, if people don't know why they need to wear them that's down to their own ignorance.
Gloves are handy if you dont have access to a method of hand cleaning. Just so long as they keep gloved hands away from the face then safely dispose of them, voila virus free hands
Here's something i found about skin and covid
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) – Prevention & Treatment
We wash hands and wear masks (people do it for themselves as well), but germs isn't always transferable by hands. While touching is much more common but that doesn't justify germs transferring to other people any other way.
So that leads back to my question, why masks but not skin? People wear gloves for that reason but not all.
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Of course this doesn't take into consideration other factors, but that's far the point.
You can't catch COVID-19 from the virus just being on your skin. You can catch it from the virus entering your body and the most likely entry point is your mouth.So that leads back to my question, why masks but not skin? People wear gloves for that reason but not all.
i have explained both the use of masks and gloves. My reading is the the virus is not contracted through skin but if you believe it is then by all means take precautions just for your own peace of mind
You can't catch COVID-19 from the virus just being on your skin. You can catch it from the virus entering your body and the most likely entry point is your mouth.
One source for that would be directly inhaling virus laden droplets from an infected person coughing/sneezing/breathing near you, which is why masks can help (on both sides). Another is you touching an infected surface and then touching your mouth (something we all do instinctively, a lot more often than we might realise). That's why the regular hand washing is beneficial.
Over a short time, virus droplets on your skin will be little different to virus droplets on your clothes so going out in longs sleeves or not won't make much difference. If anything, short sleeves could be better since you can more easily wash all the way up your arms.
It's not a challenge discussion. I can't remember what you said about gloves. The nature and reason for masks doesn't exclude that people use it for themselves not just for others. I'm talking about intent (human fear, etc) not what masks are for; that's irrelevant.
What did you say about gloves?
You should wear a mask so you don't exhale your microdroplets into someone else's nose or mouth.Why wear masks if you're going out in public in bare skin?
It's about 70 degrees out but the virus doesn't "care" so why the discrepency?
You should wear a mask so you don't exhale your microdroplets into someone else's nose or mouth.
Remember, this virus is a respiratory illness.
Absolutely as there really are rarely 100% guarantees in any area. Like I brought up our kids to understand, namely that "Life is like a horse race, so just try and put the odds in your favor".But, if their use can reduce the spread, how is that not a good thing?
When in public places, my wife and I wear both. The virus hit this area very hard, so we're not into taking unnecessary chances.So that leads back to my question, why masks but not skin? People wear gloves for that reason but not all.
When in public places, my wife and I wear both. The virus hit this area very hard, so we're not into taking unnecessary chances.
Yes, but as I said, there would be little significant difference between contact with bare skin and contact with clothing.I'll come back. By skin is what I mean by the rest of your post. Germs and touch from droplets on skin (mouth) etc. Please read by context.
Yes, but as I said, there would be little significant difference between contact with bare skin and contact with clothing.
Clothing?
Fool mentioned this site How Infections Spread | Infection Control | CDC
Infections spread from skin to skin contact. The nature of the virus from what I found isn't airborne, so instead of arguing about how masks works, I'm wondering we (the ill educated, I guess) protect ourselves from the virus by masks but if it's a skin to skin contact (as well?) then I'd assume they would cover up with that too.
I'm talking about intent of protection not the nature of the protection.
You think the ears are connected to the vagina...???I guess it could feasibly be transferred through the ears which wind up connecting to the throat or vagina but don't hold me to that.
You know you can go back through a thread and re-read previous posts, right?It's not a challenge discussion. I can't remember what you said about gloves. The nature and reason for masks doesn't exclude that people use it for themselves not just for others. I'm talking about intent (human fear, etc) not what masks are for; that's irrelevant.
What did you say about gloves?
It can travel through the air. When you breathe, talk, cough, etc. the droplets can move several feet through the air. You've never had someone near you cough or sneeze and you can feel the movement of air or even the wet droplets? That is why they're telling people to stay 6 feet apart. Have you read anything about how this virus is transmitted? Or are you being deliberately obtuse because you think it's fun to have people explain to you the basics that we have known and have been widely disseminated for months?That's rare here. They literally have to jump in my face. Hospitals and close dense population, yeah. But we usually don't go next to people regardless. It's per situation and context.
Since it's not airborne, then it is a discrepancy. That's probably why a lot of the doctors you see on t.v. etc wear full gear and masks. It's skin contact as well. That's with any virus, not just this one.
Nowhere does that link say the virus is absorbed through the skin...? IF you get it on your skin AND THEN touch your nose or mouth, then you could inhale it. That's what the references to skin mean.
This also means that if you get it on gloves-- or yes, shirt sleeves-- and then touch your nose/mouth with the gloves or shirt sleeves, you may also inhale it. And that is why sleeves aren't considered PPE (although it's possible the virus would not live as well on fabric as something smooth like skin).
You think the ears are connected to the vagina...???
You know you can go back through a thread and re-read previous posts, right?
It can travel through the air. When you breathe, talk, cough, etc. the droplets can move several feet through the air. You've never had someone near you cough or sneeze and you can feel the movement of air or even the wet droplets? That is why they're telling people to stay 6 feet apart. Have you read anything about how this virus is transmitted? Or are you being deliberately obtuse because you think it's fun to have people explain to you the basics that we have known and have been widely disseminated for months?
Who said this novel coronavirus is not airborne?