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Metal phone case bumped my head, small cut. washed with soap, tetanus 4 yrs ago. so many germs can be on a phone, so can i get meningitis from this?
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No: People do not get meningitis from being hit by a cell phone. Of course, one would still want to avoid those flying cell phones.
Answered 4/4/2016
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