my friend is worried that you can and i need to know what to tell her.
2007-07-23 19:37:25 · 8 answers · asked by calmconner15 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
No. STDs are almost ALWAYS spread by sex or some sort of sexual contact. They can NOT be spread by using a toilet seat after someone. If STDs were able to spread by toilet seats, A LOT more people would have STDs out there!
I have had genital herpes and HPV for over 6 years now. I lived with my parents and brothers most of those 6 years (I contracted both viruses when I was 17). NONE of my family members ever got herpes or HPV from me by using something after me like the toilet or shower. I've also had several other family members and boyfriends (now ex's) use the bathroom after me and NONE of them ever contracted either virus. They are just not spread that way.
Crabs, or pubic lice, may be transmitted an infested toilet seat. However, lice cannot survive away from the human body for longer than 24 hours. So contracting pubic lice from a toilet seat is possible, but it's unlikely.
Good luck!
2007-07-24 08:32:05 · answer #1 · answered by Alli 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possible, yes. but you'd actually have to try very hard to get one.
so plausible, nope.
you'd have to use a toilet that had been used by someone with an std. They would have to have gotten some of their bodily fluids on the seat or something. Then you would have to somehow get those bodily fluids onto your genitals, or mixed with your bodily fluids in some other way.
So basically, don't make out with the toilet seat and you'll be fine.
2007-07-24 02:41:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not saying yes or no but I wouldn't risk it. You never know. Especially if you have to sit there for more than a few seconds. I would use a toilet seat protector, if not available; wrap toilet paper around the seat. Or just squat over the seat. And always hit the flusher with your elbow or foot.
I have a little OCD about this subject...LOL.
2007-07-24 03:15:07 · answer #3 · answered by HunnieBunnie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most std's die upon exposure to air, some faster than others. hiv is really quite fragile outside of the body, but some, are more hardy. It pretty much takes a bodily fluid transfer, tho. if you see any bodily fluids on the toilet seat, tho, you should probably use a different one. Bacteria and such can be transmitted.
2007-07-24 02:44:27 · answer #4 · answered by Big hands Big feet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is rare, but yes.
The big problem is AIDS, where germ theory has been changed to fit a political situation, in disregard for public safety.
Always carry an extra paper shield folded up in your wallet.
2007-07-24 02:40:50 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, simply put... Oxygen kills every STD that can possibly infect you on that seat.
Tell her that countless studies have shown doorknobs to be "dirtier" than toilet seats in terms of overall bacteria present.
2007-07-24 02:39:32 · answer #6 · answered by Medic 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't think its possible. I think the best person to ask is a doctor.
2007-07-24 02:41:57 · answer #7 · answered by vidots 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, its not possible.
2007-07-24 02:39:44 · answer #8 · answered by pamela68 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋