Is it possible to contract diseases by accidentally having toilet water splashed unto you?

Question

And I mean.. While sitting down... at a public restroom.. Sorry, I am not trying to gross out anyone, but it happened to me..

Answer 1

um, if the toilet had been flushed then it would be unlikely but there could be a small chance. keep an eye if you notcie anything but i wouldnt worry unless you notice symptons or changes.  

Answer 2

You can catch dookycoochitis.

Answer 3

yes you can get infections.. but can be cured by antibiotics. if you start feeling different there. as in if it hurts when you pass urine and you want to pee more often it could be UTI (urinal Tract Infection) see your doctor and they'll most likely prescribe antibiotics.

Just try not to sit on toilet seats and feel it up with toilet tissue so that it doesn't splash on you. Take care!

Answer 4

omg that's what think of ALL the time...it's disgusting. I try to be really careful and make sure I ALWAYS flush before I use it.

Answer 5

It's unlikely.  Just make sure you wash thoroughly....and never sit on the seat!  Squat!!!

Answer 6

Yeah, it is gross but I don't think it is a great hazard.

Answer 7

Your chances are about 1 in 1,000,000,000,000.  I think you will be ok.  Btw, how did you manage to get splashed on?  Must have been one big p**p.

Answer 8

if it was a public restroom then i dont know. but if it was your own restroom at your house then no i dont think you can catch a disease. but just look it up on yahoo or google just to make sure and find out early.

Answer 9

No you cant get a disease from that

But its pretty grose u shoud shower because that is really grose

You can get bad germs and bacteria but not a disease

Answer 10

Yes it is possible. Just from a toilet seat itself. That is why most women don't sit on the seat. They squat above it. Especially in bars.

Answer 11

It depends what exactly was in the toilet water...but to be realistic, I would say no.

Answer 12

eww have you ever taken a p**p and the water splashed back on your butt...ewww

Answer 13

Generally, STDs are not passed by coming in contact with a toilet seat. Most STDs are only transmitted during sexual contact, either by skin-to-skin contact or through body fluid exchange. Crabs, or pubic lice, may be transmitted through sexual contact, sleeping in infected bedding, sharing infected clothing **and possibly** through sitting on 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 very unlikely.

Herpes II and I are viral infections spread through direct skin-to-skin contact and sexual contact (oral, anal or vaginal). The main difference between Herpes I and Herpes II is that the Herpes I virus is usually found in the mouth or facial area and the Herpes II virus is usually found in the genital area. In both locations it causes a painful ulcer which can start out as a fluid-filled blister-like lesion. Some other symptoms of herpes are flu-like symptoms, fatigue, fever or swollen glands. Both Herpes I and Herpes II can cause either genital and/or oral outbreaks. The virus remains dormant in the body for the person's entire life between outbreaks.

Oral Herpes (fever blisters, cold sores) usually last at least a week. The fluid they contain has the virus in it and they are contagious as long as there is secretion from the blisters. Kissing, shaking hands and sharing a drinking glass can spread the virus.

Answer 14

as long as it didn't come in contact with your mouth and as long as they treat the facilitys where ever this happened with a strong bleach solution and vigorous cleaning habits then you shouldn't have much to worry about. in fact you can never be to sure what is lurking in public bathrooms on the top of the rim under the rim around the bowl inside the bowl on the handle could be crawling with diseases... if you are truely concerned about it go see a doctor and have them run blood tests, and a swab culture to make sure that you are free of any disease and as a precautionary measure carrying a small personal bottle of Purell hand santizer wouldn't hurt either or disinfecting wipes to clean the seat before you use it

PS: it is better to be safe then to be sorry