Review Article
Year: 2021 | Month: December | Volume: 8 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 712-715
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20211286
Physiological Hazards and Advancement of COVID-19 in Patients as a Result of Habitual and Prolong Face Mask Usage: Potential Prevention
Onwuka O. M.1
1Department of Human Physiology/College of Medical and Health Sciences, Gregory University Uturu, Abia State, 440001, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
Background: Since the first report of coronavirus disease widely known as COVID-19, in late December 2019; face masks (medical, surgical etc.) became one of the preventive/common measures adopted, which in turn resulted to its habitual use. The habitual use of the masks portrayed potential physiological hazards as it is suggested to affect the human physiology adversely.
Content: This article highlighted consequences of habitual and prolonged face mask usage which includes; potential physiological hazards and advancement of COVID-19 in infected individuals that employ its use.
Conclusion: The article did not undermine the usefulness of surgical or medical mask as personal protective equipment worn to prevent transmission of airborne infections (COVID-19, etc.), but the article suggests avoidance of habitual and prolonged use of masks and possible ways to use it in order to prevent physiological hazards that result from its habitual use.
Keywords: COVID-19, face mask, physiological hazard, habitual use, frequent.
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