I just recently found out that a family member of mine has been infected with herpes,and this person often comes to my home, and of course uses the bathroom, I am worried about whether or not the virus can be passed on to the me and my family via the toilet or any other house hold items.
2006-10-01 22:01:58 · 11 answers · asked by pocket_full_O_posies 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
No. Genital herpes can NOT be passed to you or anyone from a toilet seat.
I have had genital herpes for over 5 years now. I shared a bathroom with my two younger brothers almost all of those 5 years. Neither of them ever contracted genital herpes from me by using the toilet after me, or the sink or shower for that matter. I've also had other family members and friends use the toilet after me, and none of them have ever contracted genital herpes from using the toilet after me. Genital herpes is just not spread like that. If you are really concerned about it, you can always wipe it off with a disinfecting wipe after they use it.
Usually genital herpes is ONLY spread by having sex with that person or having direct skin to skin contact with the area. There are other ways, like childbirth, but this is really rare.
2006-10-02 01:16:32 · answer #1 · answered by Alli 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-08 02:00:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a groundwork actually that herpes might be transmitted by way of an inanimate item reminiscent of a bathroom seat or rainy towel however the stipulations required for this sort of transmission (prime warmth, prime moisture, and a prone publicity web site) make it incredibly not going. Although there aren't any validated circumstances of this form of transmission, sharing a towel with someone with lively lesions must be have shyed away from. Likewise, sharing lip or mouth merchandise (toothbrushes, lipstick, lip balm, or equivalent) with someone with lively lesions must be have shyed away from.
2016-08-29 09:20:35 · answer #5 · answered by stults 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course not, because herpes transmitted by sexual intercouse and by plasenta (in pregnant woman)
2006-10-02 00:02:36 · answer #6 · answered by edmund 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no you cant catch any std by a toilet or sitting on a chair only by having sex
But you can get crabs they jump
2006-10-02 00:02:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not if he gets up before you sit down.
2006-10-01 22:20:56 · answer #8 · answered by mindtelepathy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can only contract the oral cold-sore type herpies from toilets.
2006-10-01 22:15:00 · answer #9 · answered by Komika 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, if you have sex while you'r sitting on it.
2006-10-01 22:06:03 · answer #10 · answered by nicemanvery 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋