Mask and COVID-19

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Published: Sep 27, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47210/bjohns.2021.v29i2.519
Keywords:
Immunity, Microclimate, Respiratory System, N95 Respirators, Masks, Mucormycosis, COVID-19

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Dulal Bose
Peerless hospital, Kolkata, Ex Sheriff of Kolkata (2008)

Abstract

The author deliberates on the sudden rise of mucormycosis during the second wave of COVID-19 in India and also the increased incidence of post-COVID morbidities. The role of unhygienic use of face masks and prolonged use of respirators in changing the microclimate of the nose and its effect on the respiratory physiology have been discussed. The author has put forward some suggestions for the readers to consider.

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Bose D. Mask and COVID-19. BJOHNS [Internet]. 2021Sep.27 [cited 2024Nov.23];29(2):213-5. Available from: https://bjohns.in/journal3/index.php/bjohns/article/view/519
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Vol. 29 No. 2 (2021): Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery
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Letters to the Editor
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Author Biography

Dulal Bose, Peerless hospital, Kolkata, Ex Sheriff of Kolkata (2008)

Ex Sheriff of Kolkata (2008), Clinical Director Peerless Hospital, Kolkata