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Some big "Thanks I'm cured" energy here. If they truly are germophobic, then just saying "get over it" isn't gonna do jack shit as advice.
Yes, I think I am bit more conscious about it
Though, I do live in India and our footpaths may have random unvaccinated/undomesticated animals walking/sleeping on them etc.
Recently saw news of a boy catching rabies
https://www.msn.com/en-in/health/health-news/kerala-11-year-old-boy-dies-of-rabies-weeks-after-stray-dog-attack-in-alappuzha/ar-AA1yMUnV
Although I know that rabies would not be passed along via an earbud n all, my general caution has been heightened