Here’s what you’ll find in a child’s mask after a day at schoo | SHIFT

Here’s what you’ll find in a child’s mask after a day at school. Warning: it’s not pretty.

"Half of the masks were contaminated with one or more strains of pneumonia-causing bacteria."

"One-third were contaminated with one or more strains of meningitis-causing bacteria."

"One-third were contaminated with dangerous, antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens."

"In addition, less dangerous pathogens were identified, including pathogens that can cause fever, ulcers, acne, yeast infections, strep throat, periodontal disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and more."

The analysis detected the following 11 dangerous pathogens on the masks:

• Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumonia)
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis (tuberculosis)
• Neisseria meningitidis (meningitis, sepsis)
• Acanthamoeba polyphaga (keratitis and granulomatous amebic encephalitis)
• Acinetobacter baumanni (pneumonia, blood stream infections, meningitis, UTIs—resistant to antibiotics)
• Escherichia coli (food poisoning)
• Borrelia burgdorferi (causes Lyme disease)
• Corynebacterium diphtheriae (diphtheria)
• Legionella pneumophila (Legionnaires’ disease)
• Staphylococcus pyogenes serotype M3 (severe infections—high morbidity rates)
• Staphylococcus aureus (meningitis, sepsis)

The face masks studied were new or freshly-laundered before wearing and had been worn for 5 to 8 hours, most during in-person schooling by children aged 6 through 11.

Unworn masks were tested as controls. No pathogens were found on the controls.

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https://rationalground.com/dangerous-pathogens-found-on-childrens-face-masks/