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ChatGPT image description: A preschooler happily bites into a sandwich while holding it with visibly dirty, mud-stained fingernails. The child’s messy hands contrast with the simple ham sandwich and bright striped shirt. The close-up emphasizes the fingernails and hands, highlighting a classic food-safety concern about hand hygiene during eating.

905. Eating With Poopy Fingernail Hands

March 23, 2026 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating with poopy fingernail hands.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

  • A large outbreak of antibiotic-resistant shigellosis at a mass gathering - PubMed
  • Rainbow Gathering - Wikipedia
March 23, 2026 /Don Schaffner
Fingernails, Poop, Cross-contamination

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