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surgical mask is a loose-fitting, disposable device that creates a physical barrier between the mouth and nose of the wearer and potential contaminants in the immediate environment.

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The respirator in N95 mask is intended to prevent specific diseases or infections.

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Check your Masks status here 🎭! frame made by @blacknoys

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An N95 respirator is a respiratory protective device designed to achieve a very close facial fit and very efficient filtration of airborne particles. Note that the edges of the respirator are designed to form a seal around the nose and mouth.

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The discovery in 1861 of the presence of bacteria in the air by Louis Pasteur made people aware of the dangers of breathing in harmful pathogens. This led doctors to prescribe cotton masks to limit contagion during epidemics.

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Early in 2020 French designer Marine Serre proved to be ahead of the game when, at Paris Fashion Week in February, her models wore outfits with matching face masks, designed months before the world became aware of COVID-19.

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Increased industrialisation meant that by the 20th century one of the biggest threats to public health was air pollution. It led to people in some of the worst-affected cities adopting ‘smog masks’.

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I just won 112 $DEGEN in Gate of Degen! @degengate

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Increased industrialisation meant that by the 20th century one of the biggest threats to public health was air pollution. It led to people in some of the worst-affected cities adopting ‘smog masks’.

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During the global flu pandemic of 1918, both medics and members of the public used protective masks, especially in America, where in some states they were compulsory in the workplace and on public transport.

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I just won 100 $DEGEN in Gate of Degen! @degengate

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It's time to mask up 🎭

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The aesthetic effects of masks, on the other hand, since they derive from the forms and their disposition within the design, can readily be evaluated as art objects.

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More generally in art history, especially sculpture, "mask" is the term for a face without a body that is not modelled in the round, but for example appears in low relief.

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While masks are a way to disguise who we are, artists can also use them to make the viewer think about the identity of someone in a work of art.

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A covered face makes a person in an image more generic, leaving the viewer to question if the artwork is about a particular person or perhaps represents a larger group.

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Historically, native people from many cultures created and wore masks for ceremonies to connect and communicate with the spirit world

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