Salmonella.

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His pet rat was on my arm. Of course I washed it with soap and water beforehand, I just don’t think it would’ve done any good since I literally just rubbed soap then put it under the sink. That was that. Then I rolled my jacket sleeves back. Any surviving bacteria would’ve transferred to it, yes? Then, the next day, it had touched right above my mouth, which I then proceeded to stick my head under the sink and rinsed the area with warm water. In hindsight, I remembered I’ve seen a website saying warm water prompts salmonella to grow & spread, potentially meaning it could’ve spread to my mouth. The running water could’ve also had it fall into my mouth as well. I don’t know what sources are true or what isn’t, but due to who I am, I’ll treat anything relating to sicknesses like it is unless I get confirmation from an official source.


Was it that hard to understand? I wouldn’t have asked this if I knew certainly my coat was fine. As paranoid as I’ve been lately, especially with the poor choices I’ve been making as well, I’m not paranoid enough to where I’ll assume ANY little thing in existence is 100% certainly going to get me sick. I understand I post a lot & can be somewhat irrational. But the slight hostility in your tones are anything but necessary.


And cmu, have you ever researched salmonella? Reptiles, Birds, & Small Mammals are all potential carriers of it as well & can easily get someone sick if they don’t wash their hands before putting their hand in their mouth or touching anything that makes contact with their mouth.