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A member asked:

Can you get listeria (while in third trimester) by someone who touched bean sprouts touching you or your purse?

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Dr. Richard Zimon answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

NO: This is a VERY UNLIKELY scenario the "distance" the organism causing this disease would have to "travel" much to far in a "hostile environment"! Hope this helps Dr Z

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 9/14/2017

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