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Can you get listeria (while in third trimester) by someone who touched bean sprouts touching you or your purse?
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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
Answered 9/14/2017
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