what diseases/infections or infestations can be spread to others from a urine soaked toilet seat?
First of all, the cool, hard and (usually?) dry surface of a plastic toilet seat is not a especially hospitable place for disease-causing microbes. Most bacteria and viruses can’t live long on such a surface, and urine — though admittedly disgusting when it’s on the seat — is sterile. Plus, public toilet chairs tend to get cleaned and disinfected at least once a day, so germ colonies can’t build up. Second, particularly few diseases are spread through simple contact with the skin, specifically the skin on your buttocks. (The skin’s purpose is to protect your body, after all.) The sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) that toilet seats are burdened rumoured to harbour are extremely difficult to catch without some caring of sexual contact (that’s why they’re called STDs), and other diseases typically enter the body through the eyes, nose or mouth. Assuming you are using the toilet in a proper bearing, your eyes, nose and mouth should not come into contact with the toilet seat. only spread
