If someone has a cut on their nose from shaving, why is it rarely infected?

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To the best of my understanding your nose is home to countless germs encapsulated from reaching your lungs. If you get a cut inside it, or near it, why would you not ALWAYS get sick since those germs would have a straight pathway into your body?

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Because you have a functioning immune system and follow decent hygiene practices, probably. A cut inside/near the nose isn’t that different from a cut anywhere else, pretty much every square inch of you is crawling with all sorts of microbes.

It also doesn’t have much to do with speed of healing.

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