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Didn't wash hands

Didn't wash hands

Hi,
I'm very concerned...I was in a bathroom stall with my young daughter and I went pee and wiped.  She got up on the potty to go and couldn't reach the toilet paper so I handed her the toilet paper to wipe.  I always have my children go to the bathroom first and I take care of their needs first, then mine.  This time it didn't happen that way.  I am sick over the possiblilty that something could have transferred from my hand to her toilet paper.  I didn't have an outbreak at the time and I'm pretty sure my hand didn't touch any part of me when I wiped myself.  I worry about the shedding that could have been on my hand and then transferred to her toilet paper.  Please let me know about the risks of what happened and how long I should be concerned.  I have been sick with worry for a week now.  This has been so difficult to deal with.
I would appreciate any information.  Thank you, K
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I would say there is virtually NO RISK for your daughter getting infected in this situation.  Think this through - you didn't wipe your labia with your hand, you wiped with toilet paper and threw it away.  Even if your hand slightly touched your labia, there is such a tiny likelihood that you would have gotten virus on your hand and an even smaller one that that would then be transferred to toilet paper and then the toilet paper would touch your daughter in that very location???  I definitely don't think so!  

Please try to put these worries behind you right away.

Terri
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