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If a pimple pops and the stuff inside gets on something else can the bacteria spread onto other objects?

Q: if a pimple pops and the stuff inside gets on something else can the bacteria spread onto other objects?

: It would drain its contents and dry. Without the food of body serum to feed any germs involved they would dry out and die.

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It would drain its contents and dry. Without the food of body serum to feed any germs involved they would dry out and die.

Answered 6/13/2023

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A member asked:

If a pimple pops and the stuff inside gets on something else can the bacteria spread onto other objects?

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