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Can there be any possible way to have contracted an std without contracting it sexually?
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Possibly: It depends on the infection. Some infections could be transmitted to a baby going through the birth canal, maybe during breast feeding or some might be passed during exchanges of blood.
Answered 5/22/2013
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