Yes—and you learn them as a parent when you realize the need to tell your kid something that’s automatic to you such as “don’t run into the street without looking”, “eat your vegetables”, and “wash your hands after you go to the bathroom.”
I think the advice is as much about the chance that you inadvertantly touch the toilet as your own urine. Afterall, urine being sterile means your hands are probably dirtier going into the process than coming out, at least with regards to bacteria.
Judging by the article, the deadliness arises when the bacteria make it to the bloodstream. So, although giving head may spread the germs, they’re not going to kill anyone unless some supremely vicious throatfucking is going on. (Cf. meningococcal bacteria, which can cause fatal septicaemia & meningitis, but do no harm to the 10%-25% of people asymptomatically harbouring the bacteria in their noses & throats.)
Yes—and you learn them as a parent when you realize the need to tell your kid something that’s automatic to you such as “don’t run into the street without looking”, “eat your vegetables”, and “wash your hands after you go to the bathroom.”
My mom actually taught me “Never wash your hands after peeing in a public restroom, because the faucet handles are dirtier than your body.”
And she’s a doctor.
I think the advice is as much about the chance that you inadvertantly touch the toilet as your own urine. Afterall, urine being sterile means your hands are probably dirtier going into the process than coming out, at least with regards to bacteria.
According to The Straight Dope, the problem is germs on the skin.
This can’t be true, otherwise giving someone head would be fatal.
Judging by the article, the deadliness arises when the bacteria make it to the bloodstream. So, although giving head may spread the germs, they’re not going to kill anyone unless some supremely vicious throatfucking is going on. (Cf. meningococcal bacteria, which can cause fatal septicaemia & meningitis, but do no harm to the 10%-25% of people asymptomatically harbouring the bacteria in their noses & throats.)