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Originally Posted by Icky Thump
Leaving aside whether this was bullshit, and whether she was stupid for not washing the mask after a day . . .
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It's totally plausible that someone with Covid-19 could also have pneumonia -- it happens in part because Covid-19 damages your lungs and leaves you susceptible to other problems. Many cases of pneumonia are from Legionnaire's. It's entirely plausible that someone wore a mask, was positive for Covid-19, also had pneumonia, had the pneumonia from Legionnaire's, was treated with antibiotics, and got better.
What is recockulous about the story is the suggestion that she got Legionnaire's from wearing a mask. It's a bacteria. It's not going to magically appear in a mask you've been wearing. If anything, the mask will give you some small measure of protection from picking up the bacteria if it's in your environment.
Some people want badly to think that the mask is the threat because then they can avoid getting sick by not wearing the mask -- it lets them pretend that they are in more control than they are.
