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Comment author: hyporational 10 April 2015 11:33:33AM 2 points [-]

But I did not think cold/flu virus comes from the hand, I thought it only works with droplet infection from the air, such as people sneezing.

Nope.

You can use normal saline and oil sprays to get your nose clean so you don't have to pick it. Or pick it with a clean tissue.

I doubt drug allergies and environmental allergies correlate in a meaningful way.