I asked a qustion here a few days ago and I think a few people need info more than I did! My friends partner got crabs and said it must've been from staying at a friends house in the spare room. I questioned the likelihood of this.
Anyway loads of people said you can catch them from toilet seats. You can't its a popular MISCONCEPTION, they cant physically crawl on smooth surfaces and wouldnt leave the warmth and food from a body for a cold toilet seat.
They CAN live for 24 hours in bedding etc without food and heat, you'd have to be naked in another persons unwashed bedding (where they were naked) less than 24 hours after them (see how unlikely this is getting)
ANYWAY he just admitted to sleeping with another girl for the last 3 months!!!!
HA! toilet seats indeed.
2007-02-25 21:24:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
This point was about crabs,but I agree people seem to think you can catch any old thing from toilet seats.
2007-02-25 21:55:20 · update #1
to made in america, the MISCONCEPTION is that you catch them from toilet seats, if a lice were to fall off a person at that precise point it would be dying or damaged, you'd practically have to be on the toilet seat WITH the person with crabs to have it pass to you and infest you. It's a bit of a myth to make people feel less embarassed (not that they should be) about the most common cause. A few sourceshttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/lice/factsht_pubic_lice.htm
http://www.medicinenet.com/pubic_lice_crabs/article.htm
http://www.gayhealth.com/templates/common/condition.html?record=2
2007-02-26 01:33:36 · update #2
A lot of people are misinformed about STDs. People usually confuse genital herpes with genital warts (HPV). They don't realize they are two completely different viruses.
And, it really bothers me when people ask "what STDs can you get from a toilet seat?" The answer is NONE. People seem to think you can get all kinds of STDs from a toilet, but you can't! It doesn't matter how much you try and explain it, someone else is just going to come on here asking about what STDs they can get from a toilet seat. I see that question almost everyday on here.
2007-02-25 21:35:35 · answer #1 · answered by Alli 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This 2001 Cambridge Uni study shows that hpv can be found on toilet seats (admittedly at GU clinic), and that hpv can live outside the body for upto 7 days
2007-02-26 05:46:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I do not know where you get your information, but crabs CAN be on a toilet seat, along with in the gym, on a couch and virtually anywhere. To think that a toilet seat is too smooth for them to live, is misinformed. They do not just 'slide off' because it's too slippery.
2007-02-26 09:05:51 · answer #3 · answered by Made in America 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I've never had them thank God but then again I never sit on a public toilet seat. I'm a squatter ;-)
2007-02-26 05:31:18 · answer #4 · answered by starrynight1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋