Regular Medical Face Mask vs Surgical N95/N100 Mask

Mike Coston, over at Avian Flu Diary had a good blog (back in 2010) about the difference between regular medical masks and the N95/N100 masks. Here it is:

Study: Efficacy of Facemasks Vs. Respirators
http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2010/03/study-efficacy-of-facemasks-vs.html

  For decades the assumption by just about everyone – from OSHA to the CDC, to medical professionals – has been that surgical facemasks did little to protect the wearer.   Surgical masks were designed to contain the wearer’s germs and protect those around them, not the other way around.   ---CONTINUED---