Question 1

Accidentally touched bathroom floor and forgot to wash hands before eating. should i be worried?

Accepted Answer

This isn't a risk for any important health problem. Don't worry about it.

Question 2

Can going inside of a tablet computer to say replace the battery and touching the motherboard and circuit board would you be exposed to any chemicals inside? it has a prop 65 warning on it but didn't specify any chemicals. forgot to wash hands. ate?

Accepted Answer

This is unlikely to negatively impact your health. It is good to develop a habit of washing hands before eating.

Question 3

Should i be concerned if i forgot to wash hands after gas station and ate?

Accepted Answer

but if you haven't had any ill effects than I wouldn't worry.

Question 4

Pregnant 22w. touched concrete on porch outside for a few secs. forgot to wash hands with soap & touched my gums which were swollen . toxmoplamosis?

Accepted Answer

No concern from touching concrete then touching gums.  Problem is the pre-existing gum disease.  Link between gum disease and premature births of low birth weight babies.  Inform your obgyn and call a periodontist.

Question 5

I picked up a water bowl stray cats drink out of and got fingers wet. bowl was outside an hour in direct sunlight. i wiped my hands on my shorts and shortly after i itched my eye. forgot to wash hands. rabies possibly?

Accepted Answer

Rabies should not be of concern in above described circumstances. Reliable information regarding rabies transmission is available on cdc.gov.

Question 6

Doctor me and my bf was cuddling and that was my 5 day of period i was wearing clothes and pad too..but small drop of semen fell in my clothes and by mistakely i touched it with my hands..but i just forgot to wash hand and clothes .can i be pregnant?

Accepted Answer

Pregnancy is not likely in above circumstances. Contraception remains otherwise key in avoiding undesired pregnancy and associated anxiety and when intercourse is likely to occur.

Question 7

I broke out with a fever sore sunday. acyclovir made dry. applied carmex today forgot to wash hands rubbed eye and hour later. will it spread to eye?

Accepted Answer

It is uncommon to transfer the herpes virus to the eye during oral herpes outbreaks (fever blister, cold sore). Once someone has been infected for months or years, the immune system prevents transmission of the virus to a new part of the body. The risk is not zero, and you should try to avoid eye rubbing during outbreaks. But the chance you'll actually infect your eye is very low.

Question 8

Forgot to wash my hands after changing babyy. what could i spread?

Accepted Answer

Good handwashing practices are essential to preventing spread of germs and disease. Diarrheal enteral or GI infections would be most common.

Question 9

Hello, i recently dropped something in a dirty toilet and took it out. shortly after, i noticed when i was eating i may have forgot to wash my hands. should i be concerned?

Accepted Answer

Hands hygiene/ water and soap remains critical in all circumstances specifically after having contact with heavily contaminated surfaces and prior to eating as multiple so called fecal oral transmission bacterial infections become possible.

Question 10

I had my hands in the trash only for a bit on the top portion of it not all the way in what can possibly happen if i were to eat french fries but i forgot to wash my hands from touching the inside of the garbage  and there were cups straws etc?

Accepted Answer

There is always a risk of eating a contaminated particle of debris or bacteria from the can. The common culprits are viral causing nausea vomiting and are self limited. Think of a cruise ship virus you get sick from the buffet handles and door knobs etc then you put them in your mouth rub an eye etc.
I doubt anything will happen to you. That's part of stomach acid, to kill particles

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Accidentally touched bathroom floor and forgot to wash hands before eating. should i be worried?

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Can going inside of a tablet computer to say replace the battery and touching the motherboard and circuit board would you be exposed to any chemicals inside? it has a prop 65 warning on it but didn't specify any chemicals. forgot to wash hands. ate?

Should i be concerned if i forgot to wash hands after gas station and ate?

Pregnant 22w. touched concrete on porch outside for a few secs. forgot to wash hands with soap & touched my gums which were swollen . toxmoplamosis?

I picked up a water bowl stray cats drink out of and got fingers wet. bowl was outside an hour in direct sunlight. i wiped my hands on my shorts and shortly after i itched my eye. forgot to wash hands. rabies possibly?

Doctor me and my bf was cuddling and that was my 5 day of period i was wearing clothes and pad too..but small drop of semen fell in my clothes and by mistakely i touched it with my hands..but i just forgot to wash hand and clothes .can i be pregnant?

I broke out with a fever sore sunday. acyclovir made dry. applied carmex today forgot to wash hands rubbed eye and hour later. will it spread to eye?

Forgot to wash my hands after changing babyy. what could i spread?

Hello, i recently dropped something in a dirty toilet and took it out. shortly after, i noticed when i was eating i may have forgot to wash my hands. should i be concerned?

I had my hands in the trash only for a bit on the top portion of it not all the way in what can possibly happen if i were to eat french fries but i forgot to wash my hands from touching the inside of the garbage and there were cups straws etc?

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