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many peeps equate mask with infection...mask wearers get dirty looks

That's in the US? (see #dailyshow #colbert audience)

Here in #Osaka all staff in stores wear masks and this month about 70% of shoppers are #wearingmasks now. Students in a University mostly don't and teachers, if the room is hot also don't wear masks.

Back to #mycoplasmapneumonia infections hit record high in #Japan
#JapanToday (news with comments)

https://japantoday.com/category/national/mycoplasma-pneumoniae-infections-hit-record-high-in-japan?comment-order=popular

#Fukui #Aomori #Ibaraki
Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections hit record high in Japan Nov 27 2024 JapanToday. com Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections, which affect the respiratory tract, have hit a weekly record high in Japan, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases said Tuesday. Cases confirmed at about 500 specified medical institutions across the country between Nov. 11 and 17 numbered 1,363, or an average of about 2.84 patients per facility, according to the institute. Infections are at their highest since the current methodology for gathering data was implemented in 1999, with cases in early October surpassing the previous record set in 2016 and continuing to rise, the institute said. By prefecture, Fukui marked the highest at 8.83 patients per designated medical institution. Aomori came in second at 5.00, followed by Ibaraki at 4.92. Mycoplasma pneumoniae are bacterial infections, the symptoms of which are a fever and persistent cough. Infections are prevalent in the fall and winter, and spread through air droplets and close contact. Most patients gradually recover, although symptoms become more severe in some cases. Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections decreased from 2020 to 2023 amid the coronavirus pandemic, presumably due to more people taking measures to avoid catching diseases such as wearing masks.
Lots of people in my area coughing deeply and loudly — including more than a few small kids. Infections are prevalent in the fall and winter, and spread through air droplets and close contact. I wonder if “air droplets” was meant to be “water droplets in the air.” MiuraAnjinNov. 27 Yrral is still wrong. Pneumonia is caused by viruses (e.g. rhinovirus, coronaviruses, adenoviruses etc.), bacteria (e.g. Streptococcus, Staphylococcus or Mycoplasma as in the article), or even fungi such as Crypotococcus or Candida. It is possible to get vaccines against some of these causes of pneumonia, all of which are contagious. stonebuddhaNov. 27 DanteKHToday  11:43 am JST Or maybe the constant wear of masks, and hiding from the sun, made the imune system extremely weak... Or it could be the ongoing pandemic that has been shown to weaken people’s immune systems. I actually wonder if it’s a combination of that + many people not wearing masks anymore. Also I read Japan isn’t the only country that has seen a rise like this in other illnesses recently, and I would bet most countries stopped wearing masks before Japan did.
The audience at a recent Daily Show, zero masks, I think
The audience in a recent Late Show with Stephen Colbert, zero masks, I think
#Japan #DailyShow #osaka #wearingmasks #mycoplasmapneumonia #japantoday #Fukui #aomori #ibaraki #colbert

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