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Can you contract salmonella in the eye after not washing your hands right away and rubbing it after touching a bearded dragon?

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Why salmonella?: your description would indicate any pelvic or rectal bacterial contamination; however salmonella is quite unlikely.

Dr Ferguson agreed

Answered 5/2/2018

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