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Can a person be infected with trichomonas and it not be from any sexual activity?

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Probably not: Per the cdc and other authorities. Trichomonas is transmitted by sexual contact with an infected person. It can lay dormant in men for years from an earlier infection. 70% of those infected may have no symptoms.

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Answered 11/28/2017

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