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Hello, just had a quick question. i went to a sauna/steam room that was fully nude i didnt do anything sexually but my overthinking is killing me. can you get any std from sitting nude in a wet towel in a sauna or vapor room? trichinosis? herpes?
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STD's are just that, sexually transmitted diseases. You had no sexually interraction by an definition. Trichinosis is a food-borne disease caused by a microscopic parasite called Trichinella. People can get this disease by eating raw or undercooked meat from animals infected with the parasite.
Answered 9/13/2022
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Relax. No. Not in your scenario
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