You should wear a face mask if you are infected..The facemask is to protect those who you come into contact with, not yourself...
The contagion is not spread Airborne...It is spread by small droplets of saliva, sputum and other body fluids and stools..You touch a surface that is contaminated and then touch an area around your mouth, nose eyes ears or genitalia or anus...
Hence the importance of hand washing...The fact the endemic is not airborne is very important because it greatly decreases the chance of spreading...