enteric bacteria (germs from feces) can remain on surfaces and clothing for hours before dying. if the clothing or objects were wet the germs would by viable for even longer.
if somene touched a washcloth with feces germs on it then touched & used a blanket could those germs survive. someone handled dirty laundry ( believed to have feces germs on it) then without washing hands touched and used blanket could those germs be tranfered to blanket ditributed from blanket with each use< or would the germs die?