https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-typhoid-mary
Talking can transmit SARS-CoV-2:
https://youtu.be/VmYuCtPZRNY
How far droplets travel from talking:
https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2020/04/23/sanjay-gupta-wearing-masks-facial-coverings-benefits-ebof-pkg-vpx.cnn
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Note: In actuality, properly worn face masks empower the wearer. Universal face mask usage and common sense hygiene would curtail the pandemic so that life could resume and, also, give us the time to develop a vaccine and treatments.
https://samslair.blogspot.com/2020/05/covid-19-hong-kong-is-example-of-how-to.html?m=1
The most common face mask violation that I’ve observed is people who wear the mask covering their mouth but leaving the nose uncovered. It reminds me of the recalcitrance displayed by motorcycle riders who used to wear their helmets on their knees as they rode in order to comply with helmet laws — in defiance of laws intended to protect them. Though this was, in and of itself somewhat amusing, the current defiance shown by those who refuse to properly wear their face mask is less than amusing in light of what’s ahead for all of us. The Spanish Flu pandemic lasted for three years. The Covid-19 pandemic is only just getting started:
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/1918-flu-pandemic
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