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I may have made contact with dog feces with my hand or clothes, but i washed my hands. i went to sleep and went grocery shopping the next day and now i feel like ive contaminated everything. can the bacteria spread from the clothes i wore that day?
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Not spreading.: Bacteria are very sensitive to dry air and heat. They require moist environment and only survive 1-4 hours max on porous surfaces. The bacteria would have been dead by the next morning. since you washed your hands, there would have been no bacteria there either. Some people suffer from Health Anxiety where they obsess about diseases or infections. If you think it would help you talk to a therapist
Answered 12/15/2020
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