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My car door handle was covered in bird feces today. i had to get in my car and i only had hand sanitizer to use afterwards. was that sufficient?

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Should be: Bird poop has the common gut germs like other animals have and a concentrated amount of urine & debris. Your precaution should have been adequate.

Answered 12/13/2020

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