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Senior with diabetes and sores on his body fell and broke his hip and went into nursing home as we were cleaning his house we were on our hands and knees scrubbing the floor without gloves and drank bottle water without hand washing, can we get germs?

Q: senior with diabetes and sores on his body fell and broke his hip and went into nursing home as we were cleaning his house we were on our hands and knees scrubbing the floor without gloves and drank bottle water without hand washing, can we get germs?

: There are germs everywhere. Wear gloves from now on and wash hands. Prob no problem tho. See if you can find out if he had C DIff. Wash your hands again.

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There are germs everywhere. Wear gloves from now on and wash hands. Prob no problem tho. See if you can find out if he had C DIff. Wash your hands again.

Answered 9/6/2021

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A member asked:

Senior with diabetes and sores on his body fell and broke his hip and went into nursing home as we were cleaning his house we were on our hands and knees scrubbing the floor without gloves and drank bottle water without hand washing, can we get germs?

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