AboutJordan Expertise My name is Jordan and I am an Epidemiology student at the University of Oklahoma. On top of that I am finishing my bachelors in M.D.S. public health and my minor is H.E.S. (health and exercise science). I have had many classes entirely devoted to sexually transmitted diseases, I am starting my independent study focusing on S.T.D distribution based on demographics, and have had a lot of hands on experience at the clinic that I am currently employed. I believe that sexually transmitted disease are a part of life, like any other non-sexually transmitted disease and can be controlled with knowledge. I would love to share this knowledge with anyone that is seeking it and encourage anyone that needs it to just ask, because I would love to help.
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Last night, while flushing a
public toilet a drop of water from the toilet bowl reached my eyes. Could I
get a disease? If so what type?
thanks
Answer There is bacteria in the water, though there is not very high levels, due to the fact that the water is constantly changing. Though if you were to do a culture of the bowl (under the rim) you would find a large amount. There was a study I read in one of my disease classes that tested toilet water and ice cream from a Braums to see which had more bacterium. Surprisingly there was more in the ice cream. You should not fear eating the ice cream, because it was safe levels. So, you should be safe. At most you could get a case of pink eye, though that is unlikely.
