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I have a new born baby and I'm very scared about his health.i washed my hands with a soap bar later I noticed a long hair on the soap.im scared that if one end of the hair went in sinks drain,can it contaminate my hands.i touched my baby,his bottles,his toys, clothes,my wet hair after washing hands. Please advise will my hands transfer germs to any objects I touched and will my baby fall sick.please help
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Dr. J Prabhakar Rao
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32 yrs exp
Ghaziabad
Relax,don't be paranoid!
While it's true that exposure can lead to infection in babies,but all you have to do is maintain sufficient hygiene,including regular hand washing with soap and water.
Also,keep anyone with Fever,cold and cough away from the baby.
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