T-shirt mask
could help in flu pandemic: experts
The world may be unprepared for a bird flu pandemic, but U.S. researchers said on Wednesday they had come up with one low-tech answer to widespread
shortages of medical equipment -- a mask made out of a T-shirt.
Their mask fit comfortably over the face and appeared to filter out potentially infectious particles, the team at the University of Pittsburgh
said.
"A simple, locally made, washable mask may be a solution if commercial masks are not available," Virginia Dato, David Hostler and Michael Hahn wrote
in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.
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This seems hard to believe... I wonder if only certain brands (thread type and count) were used....
Of course, the article also points out the ideas shortcomings....
Interesting, nonetheless.
