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From: [email protected] (Steven D. Litvintchouk)
Subject: Re: Nose Picking


In article  [email protected] (Stephen Montgomery-Smith) writes:

> 1)  Does it cause the body any harm if one picks one's nose?  For example,
> might it lead to a loss of ability to smell?

It may be a good way to catch a cold.  It's easy to pick up cold
viruses on your fingers, either from touching a contaminated surface,
or by shaking hands with someone that has a cold.  Then putting your
fingers in your nose will transfer the viruses to your nose.


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