How does moisture from air/breath/saliva render surgical mask filters porous and thus ineffective?

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How does moisture from air/breath/saliva render surgical mask filters porous and thus ineffective?

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The mask just soaks up the saliva which gives the bacteria or virus a medium to bypass the mask through that matches their ideal environment, warm and damp.

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