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Touched doorknob and furniture of nursing home doors and walls of nursing home and then touched my face or nose can i get any illnesses like staph etc ?
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Would hope that the nursing home doors and walls are cleaned well daily or more often,especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, if there are bacteria there, or viruses, it is theoretically possible to get an infection if you are touching those surfaces and then your mouth or nose...or any open cut you might have.It is easy to prevent this with good hand hygiene and not touching your face.
Answered 9/8/2021
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