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Rub a soap(bar) to remove his surface will help to decrease the quantity of germs in the soap?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
It's all dirty...: Germs are everywhere. There are medicines and therapies that can help reduce stress in these situations. http://www.helpguide.org/articles/anxiety/obssessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd.htm
Answered 11/5/2016
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Unnecessary: First, exposure to "germs" is entirely normal (you have trillions of them on and throughout your body). Second, soap kills almost all harmful bacteria and viruses, and is almost never a source of infection. Don't worry about this. (As Dr. Pool implied, if you are always worried about contamination, seek counseling. See the movie "The Aviator" to see how serious this symptom can get.)
Answered 11/5/2016
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