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If i had a little poop in my underwear from leakage due to hemorrhoid, and then touched my laundry when loading into the washer, and then went about my day, could i get someone else seriously sick from fecal bacteria? i'm ocd about spreading illness?
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Duplicate question, see previous reply. No significant risk to anyone from this.
Answered 1/30/2023
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