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A member asked:
I have heard that you can get crabs from public toilets and i am still a virgin. so could i have gotten crabs?
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Yes: Pubic lice can be spread from clothing or toutching other people in an area where the lice are. Toilet seats are not a common way to get infected.
Answered 3/28/2014
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