For the flu epidemic “we are at pre-alert levels. The spread of the virus is proceeding rapidly”, therefore “the use of the mask to counteract infections, protect and protect oneself, it is certainly a very valid aid”. Philip Rings, president of the National Federation of Orders of Physicians, Surgeons and Dentists (Fnomceo)who recommends the use of the mask also to counter the flu epidemic which this year presents itself with a curve that portends “an unprecedented early peak at Christmas”.
“7 citizens out of a thousand are affected right now. And within a few weeks we will exceed 10 per thousand, therefore we would be facing a serious epidemic – he remarks – which has not happened for a long time”.
The influence, continues Anelli, “is characterized by high fever, even up to 40, lasts six to seven days and it is highly debilitating. To contain the spread of a non-trivial disease, therefore, the use of masks it represents a useful tool, given that the virus is transmitted, as we learned with Covid, with droplets that can be spread by talking and even over long distances with a simple sneeze”, he concludes.
