2007-02-10 06:06:35 · 7 answers · asked by roaminginohio 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
No you can NOT get any STD from a toilet seat.
HPV, the virus that causes genital warts, can ONLY be spread by sex (vaginal, oral and anal) and by direct skin to skin contact with the infected area.
I have had HPV for 6 years now and I lived with my two brothers and parents for a few of those years. NONE of them ever got HPV from me from using the toilet after me. Same goes for any family members, friends, boyfriends, etc, that used the toilet after me. NONE of them ever got the virus from me. It's just not spread like that. You need some sort of physical contact in order to contract the virus from someone.
2007-02-10 12:04:27 · answer #1 · answered by Alli 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you can not catch them from a toilet.
Genital warts are warts that are located near or in the genital areas. In a female, that means on or near the vulva (the outside genital area), vagina, cervix, or anus. In a male, that means near or on the penis, scrotum, or anus.
Warts appear as bumps or growths. They can be flat or raised, single or many, small or large. They tend to be whitish or flesh colored. They are not always easy to see with the naked eye, and many times a person with genital warts doesn't know that they are there.
Genital warts are caused by a group of viruses called HPV (short for human papillomavirus). There are more than 100 types of HPV. Some of them cause the regular kind of warts you see on people's hands and feet — these common warts usually are caused by types of viruses that are different from those that cause genital warts.
More than 30 types of HPV cause genital warts. Genital warts can be passed from person to person through intimate sexual contact (vaginal, oral, or anal sex). In some rare cases, genital warts are transmitted from a mother to her baby during childbirth. You cannot catch genital warts from a towel, doorknob, or toilet seat.
HPV infections are common in teens and young adults. As many as 1 in 2 people can have them. The more sexual partners someone has, the more likely it is that the person will get an HPV infection.
2007-02-10 14:30:09 · answer #2 · answered by CAHaden 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You cannot catch any STD from a toilet, unless that person rubs their genitals on the surface and you sit on it immediately. Most STD's are very fragile and die when exposed to the air.
2007-02-10 14:14:09 · answer #3 · answered by A nobody from Oklahoma 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. These things are a lot harder to catch than people think.
2007-02-10 15:25:17 · answer #4 · answered by Natalie K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God, I'm sorry I read that question. It'll give me nightmares now.
2007-02-10 14:09:27 · answer #5 · answered by tamara_cyan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES.Take full care pl.If the person has it near it.
2007-02-10 15:00:15 · answer #6 · answered by SKG R 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i believe it is skin to skin contact
2007-02-10 14:11:52 · answer #7 · answered by shannonlee05@sbcglobal.net 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋