A member asked:

Today i entered the bathroom at the gym. the toilet looked a bit dirty, and i left immediately. i was wearing a kn95 mask, and opened the door with my elbow. i was in there for less than a minute. could i have picked up a virus?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Little or no risk -- conceivably a tiny risk of COVID, cold or influenza, but only if an infected person had been in the bathroom a couple of minutes before you were. Certainly no risk of any other infection of any kind.

Answered 12/18/2022

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