Facemask Risks during the COVID-19 Crisis

Khalil  Khashei Varnamkhasti; Marzieh  Alipour

doi:10.18502/ssu.v29i1.5880

Khalil Khashei Varnamkhasti Department of Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Islamic Azad, Kazerun, Iran.
Marzieh Alipour Department of Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Islamic Azad, Kazerun, Iran.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/ssu.v29i1.5880

Keywords: COVID-19, Face Mask, Epidemic.

Abstract

Introduction: With the increasing severity of the COVID-19 epidemic, wearing a mask was recommended. This recommendation seems to have created concern among the public. Wearing a mask generally reduces the risk of virus and therefore potentially saves lives. In healthy populations, wearing a mask does not appear to cause any harmful physiological changes, and the potentially life-saving benefits of wearing face masks seem to outweigh the discomforts.