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Face mask effectiveness: What science knows now
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There's something to be said for masks that aren't 100% effective that isn't often said: letting in a little virus when out in public, but not enough viral load to cause an infection, very likely has a positive effect on your immunity to the virus.
Most people think it is an all or nothing thing, including some doctors.
My immune system is apparently very good against noroviruses or whatever was giving my family the "all exits no waiting" treatment. A doctor argued that I must not have come in contact with the virus since I had no symptoms aside from feeling icky for a couple of hours. I was bothered that they had such a bad grasp on how viral infections work and I don't consider myself an expert by any stretch. Even after I told them I had been having to clean up my toddler and infant messes, do diapers, bathe them etc. I had come in contact with saliva vomit poo pee breath etc- of course I came in contact with it.
I had the virus, I just didn't have the disease/nasty symptoms. Maybe I had built immunity, maybe I had been able to build immunity quickly, maybe insufficient viral critical mass for rapid onset- who knows?
Yeah, I'm the same way, I always get about 10% as sick as the rest of my family when something is going around. I just assume my immune system is well trained. But I am also always cautious when new stuff is around, as an immune system can't be trained to stuff it hasn't seen yet. But I don't go for a zero tolerance approach. I go for a minimize exposure approach. Avoid contact with mucous membranes and other external weak points, and keep distance. But don't completely avoid everything. Still do stuff, just more carefully.
I'm stealing this.
Norovirus is fucking EVIL. The worst part is your body doesn't maintain immunity indefinitely. Which is why people will often complain they get it seasonally.
When I've had it I like to say "my organs have been liquified and my skin suit is blasting the soup out of both ends".
Nothing worse than jetting hot shit out of your ass then puking into the bath at your side - repeatadly.
Then when you're 'empty' you curl into a ball on the bathroom floor.
That's awful. My weird immune system has its own issues, but not noroviruses thus far.
I have had your experience caused by food poisoning and it ended putting me in the ER so you have my sincere sympathy.