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I accidentally got some raw egg up my nose while cooking--can this make me sick?

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Dr. Richard Zimon answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Raw egg: is mostly albumin a normal PROTEIN and as such is HARMLESS..however if the egg was "truly' raw (not store bought from healthy chickens there is a very small possibility the egg is contaminated (eg: Salmonella bacteria) The latter is very unlikely! Hope this helps! Dr Z

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Answered 10/4/2015

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