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I use a P100 respirator to protect myself from infection, but sometimes powerfully malodorant smells (garbage full of diapers, etc) are noticeable through the mask. Does this indicate that I am at risk of infection from airborne sources, specifically corona virus?

by /u/klobersaurus in /r/askscience

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