In the first half of the 19th century, the medical profession did not have the concept of disinfection. At that time, the success rate of surgical operations was very low, and patients often died due to bacterial infections.

Until the 1860s, a series of works by French bacteriologist Louis Pasteur established the "protocol theory", pointing out that bacteria are the culprit of common diseases.

Medical scientists have also developed more disinfection methods and medical appliances based on the theories of Pasteur and Liszt. Medical masks were born under this historical background.

There are two versions of medical masks in the academic circle. The more mainstream version was created by the Polish-born German physician Mikulitz in 1896.

At that time, medical scientists discovered that even if the operating room environment and utensils were disinfected, patients still had bacterial infections from time to time. Some bacteriologists speculate that human sweat and saliva will contain bacteria.

At this time, Mikulitz designed a small device for gauze sealing, which is regarded as the ancestor of medical masks. In addition to masks, he is also generally regarded as the first physician to use surgical gloves.

Regarding the creation of masks, there is another saying that French physician Paul Berger first applied medical masks to surgical operations in 1897.

By the early 1900s, under the initiative of medical scientists, doctors had generally put on masks when performing operations.

In 1916, medical scientists considered that doctors and patients wearing masks could effectively slow down the spread of polio.

In 1919, a medical scientist George H. Weaver announced a thesis on the prevention and treatment of diphtheria, and since then laid the foundation for the use of medical masks, such as disinfecting the mask, replacing the mask with a new one when it gets wet, and avoiding touching it with your hands. Touch the mask, etc.

However, since the 1990s, the value of open port masks has been challenged. Some doctors pointed out that the function of masks has been replaced by other technologies (such as aseptic technology), and the vision of doctors will be affected by the generation of vapor.

In 2015, the British Royal Society of Medicine, one of the four top international medical journals, published a paper stating that there is no sufficient basis to show that wearing masks in the operating room can greatly protect doctors and patients from infection. And from the perspective of cost, comfort, and medical team communication, the article advocates looking for forms other than masks.

Although more and more scholars question the effectiveness of medical masks in operating rooms, it has gradually become popular among the people, especially after SARS in 2003, citizens of East Asian countries began to wear masks. Citizens of Japan and Taiwan, China, like to wear masks the most, and even formed a civilization. Wearing masks in public is regarded as a kind of politeness.

And more and more studies have found that wearing masks during epidemic attacks is still the best protection for ordinary people. First of all, when people cough or sneeze, masks can help block droplets and avoid infecting other people. In addition, wearing a mask can also effectively reduce hand-to-mouth contact.

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