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Question i wanted to give my son my old stuff animal but when i was looking up how to wash it before i give it to him i seen something about staph aureus and was wording how do i get that stuff out of stuffed animals so icangive him it how to cleanit?
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If you can wash it with soap and dry it in a dryer, you kill all the bacteria. If the stuff animal can't be washed, you can wet it then put in a dryer until it is dried, the bacteria are also killed by heat alone.
Answered 1/27/2022
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