Pretty much everyone at some point during their youth was told you could catch one from a toilet seat. Worryingly, these are places and objects we come into contact with every day. The only good news, as Cosmopolitan points out, is the odds of catching an STI from any of the below are very slim. So, someone with oral herpes could spread the virus by using lip balm near an infected area OR if they use it shortly after oral sex. These include Staphylococcus bacteria, faecal bacteria, the herpes virus and the human papillomavirus (HPV).

Source: Standard Digital May 06, 2017 06:56 UTC