Discussion
infections, dyspnea
INFECTIOUS DISEASES, CARDIOPULMONARY, INFECTIONS
Although facemasks are frequently used by many individuals, such as healthcare professionals and employees in many industrial settings, as an effective tool to guard against infections and viral transmission, it is unknown if prolonged usage of these facemasks might have adverse consequences. The effect of wearing a surgical mask on functional capacity and perceived stress, particularly in response to indoor aerobic exercise, in sedentary males, has not been studied to our knowledge. Putting on a face mask in public areas hinders the spread of infectious diseases by avoiding the breath of infectious droplets. While the consequence of decreasing the hazard of the spread of respiratory viruses remains debated, wearing face masks is considered the main way to avoid the spread of respiratory viruses among people in everyday lifeOn the other hand, a recent study included 12 healthcare professionals who underwent a cardiopulmonary exercise test while wearing a surgical mask, an N95 mask, or no mask at all. For both surgical and N95 masks, the degree of dyspnea worsened and exercise time was reduced. In contrast to wearing no mask, Cardiopulmonary function is somewhat adversely affected by surgical mask use, and this effect is more severe when using an N95 mask