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Can you get an std from sharing a bath towel that hasnt been used in a week?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
No risk, no worries: They call certain infections sexually transmitted for a reason: you don't get them without sex. STDs are not just infections that involve the genitals. The bacteria and virues that cause them evolved to require sex for tranmission. They are not transmitted by towels, toilets, etc. Don't worry about it.
Answered 8/1/2018
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