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There is some risk - we mask when using (or someone nearby is using) the blower or raking leaves. Also, when we bag chopped leaves to move them to protect plants, I mask up. The same when mulch is being laid down or moved - it is full of every spore imaginable. And around dry potting soils - I pre-moisten.
I get to avoid all of that this year - can't do any of it with my arm in a sling!

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I hold my breath anytime there is dust or smoke, and then put on a mask or respirator. We decided not to get a leaf blower because it will just blow everything into the air. I also have trouble in hotels because of carpet powder used in cleaning and I take a respirator with me just in case. I’ve also hauled an air filter with me into hotels and that is a lot of extra effort.