The "OMG I'm dying" hypochondria/mental health thread

[jannieC]

Originally Posted by skcin

That's Hep A, actually. Scenario: Karma's guy has Hep A, goes poop, doesn't wash his hands, then prepares your food. And there ya go.

As for washing hands after peeing, there aren't really contagious germs in pee (it's actually sterile.) Chances of spreading something to someone from pee on your hands are slim to none . HOWEVER - what if that person has active genital warts or herpes lesions? Still not a high likelihood of transmission, but definitely possible. I am not paranoid about "catching something", I just think it's gross not to wash after being in the bathroom.

Right, thank you for the correction/clarification. And again, I feel compelled to say that I d0 believe in hand washing after using the restroom.