HIV is a retro virus that has a very short lifespan especially when exposed to air.
For someone to acquire HIV from a toilet seat there would have to be some extremely FRESH biological matter present (semen) and the person who sits on this deposit of matter would have to have an open wound that makes direct contact with the semen.
I say semen because the concentration of the HIV disease in other bio waste is not high enough to be viable.
To sum it up......it is close to impossible to get AIDS (HIV) from a toilet seat.
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Toilets have dirty contaminated water that comes from the sewers. In there has a variety of contaminated elements and atoms that can strictly produce viruses of HIV. I would never do that, unless if you have been vaccinated for HIV.
No. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is transmitted through contact with infected blood, semen, vaginal fluid and breast milk.
You won't get HIV from a clean public toilet.
You can not be infected by HIV via a toilet seat.
You can't get HIV by sitting on the toilet seat.
no
Smegma is not a bodily fluid known to transmit HIV.
No, you can't catch a UTI from the toilet seat, from direct contact with a person, etc. It's not contagious.
Yes you can , if you sit right after someone with crabs.....
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STDs are not transmitted from toilet seats. The viral and bacterial ones die on contact with the air, including HIV. You would also need a cut or sore on your butt for the bacteria or virus to get in. And really, if you saw a toilet seat covered in semen or blood would you sit down?Also, crabs cannot be transmitted by toilet seats. They need hair to hang on to and not a smooth surface like a toilet seat.Some infections can be transmitted by a toilet seat like e coli, salmonella, Hepatitis A, but again, you would need a way for those to inside you, and they prefer to travel by hands to mouth.And, anyways, in a health perspective, toilet seats are one of the most sterile places in a restroom. Most bacteria can only live 1hour to 6 hours on a surfice like that anyway.You can catch herpes from a toilet seat.
You will not get HIV if toilet water splashes on you.
You catch HIV first because HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.
No, only humans and monkey's can catch HIV. (HIV in monkey's has a different name)
a toilet seat
Fitting an elongated toilet seat is just like fitting a regular toilet seat. One probably shouldn't have an elongated seat on a regular toilet though as it would not fit properly.
To pee- so they do not pee on the toilet seat.
A toilet seat cover is a lever.