write an article on weating and caring for masks
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Your mask helps protect those around you
COVID-19 spreads mainly from person to person through respiratory droplets. Respiratory droplets travel into the air when you cough, sneeze, talk, shout, or sing. These droplets can then land in the mouths or noses of people who are near you or they may breathe these droplets in.
Masks are a simple barrier to help prevent your respiratory droplets from reaching others. Studies show that masks reduce the spray of droplets when worn over the nose and mouth.
You should wear a mask, even if you do not feel sick. This is because several studies have found that people with COVID-19 who never develop symptoms (asymptomatic) and those who are not yet showing symptoms (pre-symptomatic) can still spread the virus to other people. Wearing a mask helps protect those around you, in case you are infected but not showing symptoms.
It is especially important to wear a mask when you are indoors with people you do not live with and when you are unable to stay at least 6 feet apart since COVID-19 spreads mainly among people who are in close contact with one another.
Your mask offers some protection to you
A cloth mask also offers some protection to you too. How well it protects you from breathing in the virus likely depends on the fabrics used and how your mask is made (such as the type of fabric, the number of layers of fabric, and how well the mask fits).
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There are many types of masks. For the best protection, experts offer these tips:
You can wear reusable cloth masks, disposable masks, or KN95 masks (tent-like masks that have a pocket of air between the fabric and your face).
You should avoid face shields, masks with exhalation valves that let air escape, and N95 masks that are intended for health care workers.
Whether reusable or disposable, your mask should have two or three layers of fabric.
A nose wire can help your mask stay in place. It also can prevent air from leaking out of the top of the mask and fogging up glasses.
You can wear a gaiter-style mask (tube of fabric that goes around your face and neck) as long as it has two or three layers of fabric.
For even better protection, you can wear two masks together — a disposable mask underneath and a cloth mask on