- What is PPE and where can someone purchase reliable PPE?
A) PPE stands for personalized parent education which is an online program that educates parents about how to better prepare their children for the changes that have occurred as a result of Covid-19 and SARS-CoV-2. It can be purchased online for $59.99.
B) PPE stands for protecting personal equipment. It is an abbreviation that the Canadian government has been using to promote citizens to better protect various types of gym equipment because of shortages in gym/exercise materials due to Covid-19.
C) PPE stands for personal protective equipment. It is the equipment that is worn by and individual to minimize exposure to Covid-19 and SARS-CoV-2 (ex. Face masks). The most reliable PPE on the market are N-95 masks and KN-95 masks. They can be purchased in retail stores or on websites such as Amazon.
D) PPE stands for personal protective equipment. It is the equipment that is worn by and individual to minimize exposure to hazards that cause serious workplace injuries including Covid-19 and SARS-CoV-2 (ex. Face masks). There is no such thing as a more reliable PPE, they all offer the same level of protection and can be purchased only at Walmart.
2. True or False: Normal blue surgical masks offer the same level of safety as KN-95 masks.
A) True: both masks have straps that go over the ears and cover both the nose and mouth. When you try to blow air out your mouth (like blowing out a candle) both equally prevent air from passing through and for that reason they both offer the same level of safety to the user and people in the general vicinity.
B) False: KN-95 masks are significantly safer than normal blue surgical masks since both masks offer different designs. The main difference between a KN-95 mask and a surgical mask is the KN-95 masks has 2 full straps that go around the head and do not just go behind the ears. This design helps significantly limit air flow from escaping any gaps around the nose and sides of the mouth. Since Covid-19 is an air born pathogen, this benefits both the user and anyone within the general vicinity.
3. What is Covid-19 and what are the effects of Covid-19?
A) Covid-19 is a disease caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2. The virus has a 99% survival rate so if you get sick you should recover within a week and be fine.
B) Covid-19 is a disease caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2. Different people react differently to catching Covid-19, some have mild symptoms, and some get severely ill. Getting ill can be life threating to average healthy people, let alone people that are considered to be high risk. Since Covid-19 is a relatively new disease there is still very little known about the long term effects a person can experience even after they have recovered fully from Covid-19.
C) Covid-19 is a disease caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2. Different people react differently to catching Covid-19, some have mild symptoms, and some get severely ill. Catching Covid-19 only has short term effects.
D) Covid-19 is a disease caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2. Different people react differently to catching Covid-19, some have mild symptoms, and some get severely ill. Because the disease caused a pandemic it was heavily studied all over the world and now, we know that there are both short term and long-term effects but all of them are now known to science and easily treatable.
4. How is Covid-19 transmitted?
A) Trick question, there is not such thing as Covid-19 it is a hoax that has been employed by the government to control the general public.
B) Through respiratory droplets, aerosols (smaller droplets) and touching the same object someone else touched by getting into the blood stream.
C) Respiratory droplets and aerosols (smaller droplets) only.
D) Respiratory droplets, aerosols (smaller droplets) and by touching an object that had the virus on it and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.
5. How safe is it if my PPE covers my mouth but not my nose in an indoor setting?
A) You are fine mask mandates are not strictly enforced so there is nothing to worry about.
B) You are still pretty safe as long as you don’t breath through your nose on purpose.
C) You are 50% safe and should be fine to walk through malls and university campuses with your nose exposed.
D) You are defeating the purpose of wearing the mask and might as well not wear one at that point since all respiratory passageways need to be covered. It might be better to step outside into a well-ventilated area if you find your mask to be irritating or uncomfortable.
Check your knowledge! Correct answers are 1:C, 2:B, 3:B, 4:D and 5:D
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