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A young Indonesian man has issued a warning to fellow thrift shoppers after claiming he caught a rare skin infection from second-hand clothes.
TikToker @onenevertwhoo_one says he contracted molluscum contagiosum - a viral skin infection - after wearing pre-owned clothes without washing them first.
In a series of now-viral videos, the influencer has shown his face and neck covered in clusters of small, raised bumps as he shares his experience with followers.
Molluscum contagiosum is caused by a poxvirus and spreads through skin-to-skin contact, contaminated objects like towels - and, in some cases, sexual contact.
But in this instance, the TikToker, who has been recording his journey with the disease since August 2024, believes the infection came straight from dirty thrift store threads.
Dr Primrose Freestone, a senior lecturer in Clinical Microbiology at the University of Leicester, backs up the warning - saying second-hand clothes are often 'swimming in germs.'
She added that unwashed garments could carry bacteria, fungi, or viruses left behind by the previous wearer - including ones that cause vomiting, diarrhoea, and even fungal infections like athlete’s foot or ringworm.
'Pathogens can cling to unwashed fabrics and infect anyone who wears them,' she said.
Man contracts horrific skin disease after common shopping mistake
A young Indonesian man is warning fellow shoppers to make sure they wash their thrift store clothes after he was left with bumps all over his face due to an infection.
A young Indonesian man has issued a warning to fellow thrift shoppers after claiming he caught a rare skin infection from second-hand clothes.
TikToker @onenevertwhoo_one says he contracted molluscum contagiosum - a viral skin infection - after wearing pre-owned clothes without washing them first.
In a series of now-viral videos, the influencer has shown his face and neck covered in clusters of small, raised bumps as he shares his experience with followers.
Molluscum contagiosum is caused by a poxvirus and spreads through skin-to-skin contact, contaminated objects like towels - and, in some cases, sexual contact.
But in this instance, the TikToker, who has been recording his journey with the disease since August 2024, believes the infection came straight from dirty thrift store threads.
Dr Primrose Freestone, a senior lecturer in Clinical Microbiology at the University of Leicester, backs up the warning - saying second-hand clothes are often 'swimming in germs.'
She added that unwashed garments could carry bacteria, fungi, or viruses left behind by the previous wearer - including ones that cause vomiting, diarrhoea, and even fungal infections like athlete’s foot or ringworm.
'Pathogens can cling to unwashed fabrics and infect anyone who wears them,' she said.
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