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Can you get a infection on your bum by sitting on a carpet where animals walk on and other humans with their shoes on? my bum is a little expose from my running shorts?

Q: can you get a infection on your bum by sitting on a carpet where animals walk on and other humans with their shoes on? my bum is a little expose from my running shorts?

: Unless you have an open area in your skin I wouldn't expect a young healthy person to acquire a skin infection under that circumstance.

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Unless you have an open area in your skin I wouldn't expect a young healthy person to acquire a skin infection under that circumstance.

Answered 9/24/2021

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A member asked:

Can you get a infection on your bum by sitting on a carpet where animals walk on and other humans with their shoes on? my bum is a little expose from my running shorts?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Donald Colantino answered

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