Many people have a “mystery embarrassment” when facing the public toilet, and some people choose to climb the toilet and step on it, transforming the seat into a squat.
So, can a public toilet sit or not? Can a public toilet give you an STD? Identified: very low probability.
Sexual contact, mother and child, blood is the main path of STD infection. Very rarely through indirect means. In 8 KINDS OF VENEREAL DISEASES THAT THE LEGAL TESTING OF OUR COUNTRY STIPULATES, “SYPHILIS”, “GONORRHEA” AND “ACUteness wet wart” MAY GET INFECTED THROUGH INDIRECT CONTACT.
① Enough pathogenic microorganisms
Every STD has its culprit, which we call the pathogen.
“Syphilis, gonorrhea” pathogens have a hard time surviving on cold, smooth surfaces like toilet seats. Because their claws can’t grip smooth surfaces of plastic, wood or porcelain. It will die very quickly.
They like damp environment, treponema pallidum in damp towels and utensils, can live for several hours; But the survival ability of condyloma acuminatum is strong, occasionally through the toilet mat indirect contact spread.
② Patients leave enough secretions
Patients with venereal diseases leave bloody, purulent or mucus-like secretions after using the toilet. But pathogens can survive without the human body, and we usually don’t sit on them when we see them.
③ The skin and mucosa of the contacts were damaged and the immunity was low
The skin has its own natural barrier, unless the skin in contact with the virus is damaged. Even if the virus does enter the body, it will only be infected if the body is very weak and immune weakened.
Listen to the doctor: Do public toilets spread ‘skin diseases’? Don’t worry about it if you’re in good health.
A patient with ringworm, say, leaves a fair amount of skin on the toilet, and the next user has skin lesions and exposure to disease-causing microbes.
And this traumatic location happens to produce cross infection, and his immune ability happens to be weakened, in the weak period may be infected with ringworm. Of course, this probability is also very low.
What do we do with a public toilet?
The following is also for those who are really concerned about public toilets.
1) Avoid using the toilet seat. If you have to use it, wipe the washer with a paper towel first. The experiment has proved that disinfection paper towel can reduce the microorganisms on the toilet seat by 50 times!
2) It is recommended to use disposable toilet paper.
3) Never pass up an opportunity to wash your hands. Rinse carefully under running water for 20 seconds. This is the most effective and easy way to remove pathogenic microorganisms.
Flush buttons, doorknobs and faucets are no cleaner than toilet seats. These live pathogens use the hands as vectors, contaminating the mouth, eyes, food, water, wounds and so on, leading to a range of diseases.
