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| A Group Of Parents Sent Their Kids' Face Masks to A Lab for Analysis. Here's What They Found |
| 2021-06-17 |
| [Townhall] A group of parents in Gainesville, FL, concerned about potential harms from masks, submitted six face masks to a lab for analysis. The resulting report found that five masks were contaminated with bacteria, parasites, and fungi, including three with dangerous pathogenic and pneumonia-causing bacteria. No viruses were detected on the masks, although the test is capable of detecting viruses. The analysis detected the following 11 alarmingly 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) 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 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. One was worn by an adult. A t-shirt worn by one of the children at school and unworn masks were tested as controls. No pathogens were found on the controls. Proteins found on the t-shirt, for example, are not pathogenic to humans and are commonly found in hair, skin, and soil. |
| Posted by:Angstrom |
| #14 Attention: We, as humans, evolved here That's the crux of it. Most of those bugs are facultative pathogens - meaning they'd happily eat or kill you, but your body has evolved defenses to keep them under control. And if not, we've got modern medicine to fight back with. So bring it, you little microbial *bleep*ers! As for children being self-propelled disease vectors, that has to be totally unsurprising if you know any actual children. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2021-06-17 21:20 |
| #13 Healthy and active does wonders. Sitting around the house waiting for Big Burger to show up at your door is the worst thing people could do. We did basically fucko out here. Some people got sick, but local meds had a cocktail put together and 2 days later out the door. Caught a lot of shit for it too, not wanting to do the square dance. In total, 6 deaths with the Covid, and I'm telling ya the Fates had already granted them extra thread. Save your kids. They are hurting. AMEN! Thank you for this. I wish our leaders had as much common sense -- called 'common' because it's so rare -- as you and yours. What extraordinary stupidity we've witnessed these past 15 months. |
| Posted by: Snavish B. Hayes2802 2021-06-17 20:33 |
| #12 Please don't blame all Doctors. We are NOT all woke. Personally I'm WOKE when I hear the rooster crow... |
| Posted by: Lemuel Gray4629 2021-06-17 12:55 |
| #11 Its amazing to me how many, including Doctors, act as if we are basically wide open to infection and disease here on planet earth and catching anything is a literal death sentence as if we were in some alien environment we hadn't experienced before. "OMG! You ate a strawberry without washing it first!!!!" Attention: We, as humans, evolved here. this earth is our natural environment, our home. Very little here, relatively speaking, can kill us. At least very little which has not been designed in some laboratory financed by the government. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2021-06-17 11:58 |
| #10 humans are dirty animals but our immune systems do just fine Healthy and active does wonders. Sitting around the house waiting for Big Burger to show up at your door is the worst thing people could do. We did basically fucko out here. Some people got sick, but local meds had a cocktail put together and 2 days later out the door. Caught a lot of shit for it too, not wanting to do the square dance. In total, 6 deaths with the Covid, and I'm telling ya the Fates had already granted them extra thread. Save your kids. They are hurting. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2021-06-17 11:05 |
| #9 I about belted a teacher, a neighbor, for getting on a 1st grader having his mask down for 5 seconds after a drink. 4 months ago, still pissed. Saw someone's granddaughter, face strapped, literally climbing up her leg trying to get max distance from me, au natural. Re-breathing bad air for 8 hours is going to be the least harmful aspect of the house arrest. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2021-06-17 10:51 |
| #8 The truth, utterly lost to the Fauxi cabal, is we humans are dirty animals but our immune systems do just fine as long as freaks like Daszak are not being sent money to research ways to kill us all. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-06-17 10:35 |
| #7 Yes, they are big enough to cover the crack vials and used condoms... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-06-17 09:21 |
| #6 M. Murcek I see them on the ground everywhere. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2021-06-17 08:44 |
| #5 Ever notice that NO effort was ever made to treat mask disposal as a medical waste problem? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-06-17 07:33 |
| #4 Kids are the primary vectors of every new food and flu. Anyone who has paid attention already knew that. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2021-06-17 07:20 |
| #3 Welcome to the real world. Those promoting fears should all live as the boy in the bubble lived. We live in an ocean of germs. We re-breathe others air. So when you drive down a road and smell cigar or cigarette smoke what might that tell you. Then still smell these orders with the mask on. |
| Posted by: Dale 2021-06-17 06:46 |
| #2 Comedy of errors. Criminal, actually |
| Posted by: Kojo Grundy9075 2021-06-17 00:59 |
| #1 Given this information, you would be suicidal to wear a non-disposable mask, ever again. |
| Posted by: Omeatle Sproing8992 2021-06-17 00:24 |