# Diseases you get from toilet seats

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diseases-you-get-from-toilet-seats/197547>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 25, 2003, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diseases-you-get-from-toilet-seats/197547 "2003-08-25T17:11:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2003, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diseases-you-get-from-toilet-seats/197547/1 "2003-08-25T17:11:14Z")

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All the while I was growing up my mother told me “don’t sit on the toilet seat you will catch a disease.” I was just wondering if this is an old wives tale or if there really are diseases you can get.

I know you can get crabs but that is hardly a disease.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![conway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@conway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/conway)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2003, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diseases-you-get-from-toilet-seats/197547/2 "2003-08-25T18:11:40Z")

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This has been [tackled](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mtoilet.html) .

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**Author:** ![Isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2003, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diseases-you-get-from-toilet-seats/197547/3 "2003-08-25T18:18:05Z")

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I tried the site that you linked brandocet but coulnd’t access it.  
What does it say? Is a a SDMB post?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diseases-you-get-from-toilet-seats/197547/4 "2003-08-25T18:33:52Z")

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Did she tell you this at home?

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**Author:** ![Isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2003, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diseases-you-get-from-toilet-seats/197547/5 "2003-08-25T18:38:29Z")

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Very funny lieu!

I was allowed to sit on the toilet seat at home…just not in public.

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**Author:** ![Brad\_Amundsen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dbc845/32.png) [@Brad\_Amundsen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brad_Amundsen)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2003, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diseases-you-get-from-toilet-seats/197547/6 "2003-08-25T18:59:21Z")

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This is the address for the site above, copy and paste it into your address bar:

[http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mtoilet.html](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mtoilet.html)