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If You Drop Your Toothbrush In The A Bathroom Sink Basin Can You Get An Std

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Question : Hi, if you drop your toothbrush in the a bathroom sink basin can you get an std from it if you use it again?
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Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (15 hours later)
Brief Answer:
STI/HIV transmission risk is almost nil

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for posting your query.
STI organisms are highly fragile. They cannot survive outside temperature and atmospheric oxygen for not more than few seconds. Certain other organisms cannot survive outside other than body fluids not more than few seconds. So, the brush fallen into the bathroom sink will be unlikely to transmit STI or HIV.
Not to worry.
Dr S. Murugan
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If You Drop Your Toothbrush In The A Bathroom Sink Basin Can You Get An Std

Brief Answer: STI/HIV transmission risk is almost nil Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for posting your query. STI organisms are highly fragile. They cannot survive outside temperature and atmospheric oxygen for not more than few seconds. Certain other organisms cannot survive outside other than body fluids not more than few seconds. So, the brush fallen into the bathroom sink will be unlikely to transmit STI or HIV. Not to worry. Dr S. Murugan