Masks Don’t Cause Pleurisy

According to the Mayo Clinic, pleurisy is a condition in which the pleura, two large, thin layers of tissue that separate the lungs from the chest wall, become inflamed. Pleurisy causes sharp chest pain that worsens during breathing. A variety of underlying conditions can cause pleurisy including viral infections, bacterial infections, fungal infections, autoimmune disorders or other disturbances to the tissue.

Misbar has discovered that there is no science that supports wearing a face mask makes you sick. The Cleveland Clinic said: “There has been some speculation on social media that wearing a mask can cause you to rebreathe the carbon dioxide you exhale and make you sick. While inhaling high levels of carbon dioxide is dangerous, this is very unlikely to happen from wearing a cloth face mask.” In addition, there are thousands of health care workers safely wearing face masks each day.

According to the American Lung Association, you should wear a cloth face covering when out in public and unable to maintain a least a six-foot distance from others such as in a grocery store to further reduce the transmission of the virus.

However, it is important to make sure that your face covering is clean and washed frequently. Johns Hopkins Medicine states you should always wear a clean mask. Bandanas, face scarves, and other fabric masks can be washed in your regular laundry using hot water. Disposable blue surgical masks cannot be cleaned and should be thrown away after each wearing. Despite the claims, masks are safe to wear and are not causing pleurisy.