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A member asked:
Can you get herpes in your eyes by touching a toilet seat and then soon rubbing your eyes afterwards without washing our hands?
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No risk, no worries: In theory this might happen, but probably never does. Of course you should always washing your hands after using the toilet, but this advice is important mostly to prevent intestinal infections (e.g. viral diarrhea), not to prevent herpes or other STDs. Don't worry about it.
Answered 10/1/2020
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