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If i was touching the bottom of a rag or dirty mop with tons of dirt from the floor with animals and theoretically speaking mistakingly touched my mouth or nose afterwards could i be exposed to dangerous germs , or are floor bacterias all around us?
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You may, especially if your hands are infested with animals' bacteria or parasite, e.g. Toxoplasma from cat or Echinocococcus from dog.
Answered 9/20/2021
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