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Can a public toilet water be contaminated & cause infection/transmit diseases if it has a small piece of stool stuck in it&it splashed onto my vagina?

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Dr. Marsha Davis answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

No: You should be fine.! A small splash should not cause a problem

Answered 8/14/2019

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