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If toilet paper was on the floor (im not sure, just assuming) and i wiped with it and then within 10 minutes i took a shower. could i get bacterial infection or other things? sometimes family members walk there with outside shoes?
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If you cleaned the area you wiped with the paper thoroughly with soap and water your chances for getting infection are very small
Answered 5/24/2021
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Wiping with tissue that has been on the floor has a bit of a "yuck" factor -- why in heaven's name would you do that? Or if it wasn't on the floor when you used it, why would you suspect it had been there before? However, there would be little or no risk of any kind of infection, regardless of footwear etc.
Answered 5/27/2021
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