A member asked:

Using public toilet, cleaned poop marks from previous person with toilet brush. water splashed up (small amount) and hit my eye lid, and cheek. i quickly wiped them both. using my sleeve only. am i at risk of norovirus or e-coli? emetophobic here.

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Everybody worries: Everybody worries after a trip to a public bathroom. Of course, we cannot live our lives inundated with bathroom fears. It depends on what others might be doing in the bathroom, what a person touches in the bathroom, whether or not there are specific outbreaks in the area, what a person did or "did not wash" after using the bathroom, etc... In general, there's a little worry, but not a lot.

Answered 10/14/2019

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