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Hi i have a small cut on my thumb and dropped something in the toilet, when i reached in the water go on my cut will i get an infection and what should i do?
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Wash it off and monitor it like you would any cut. The exposure is not much different than that of touching a variety of surfaces during the average day. The potential germs differ, but it would not automatically lead to a worisome disease.
Answered 9/20/2023
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