Is trichomoniasis a STD?

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asked Oct 7, 2020 in Diseases Conditions by Sorrel (420 points)
Is trichomoniasis a STD?

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answered Oct 7, 2020 by Okroshka (820 points)
Yes trichomoniasis is an STD and is a very common STD or sexually transmitted disease.

If your partner has trichomoniasis and you have sexual intercourse with your partner who is infected with trichomoniasis then you can and will usually get infected with it as well.

However you can also get trichomoniasis without being sexually active as it can be picked up from toilet seats as well.

With treatment for trichomoniasis the trichomoniasis infection lasts from 2 weeks to a month.

However without treatment the trichomoniasis can last for months and even years so it's best to get medical treatment to get rid of the trichomoniasis infection.

For most people who get infected with trichomoniasis they will experience and notice the symptoms 5 to 20 days after infection.

Some people may also never experience any symptoms for up to a month after being infected or may not show signs of infection of trichomoniasis at all.

The trichomoniasis usually goes away within a couple weeks or so after treatment but if the trichomoniasis lasts longer than a couple weeks or seems to get worse then see a doctor or go to a walk in clinic or urgent care.

On clothes and other fabric trich and Trichomoniasis can only live on the clothes and other fabric for only 45 minutes.

However it's still good to wash the clothes or other fabric to help kill the Trichomoniasis or Trich sooner than waiting.

But if it's been 45 minutes or longer since the person wore the clothing then the Trichomoniasis or Trich will have died off.

The Trichomoniasis only lives 45 minutes on clothes, towels, toilet seats and even bath water.

On hard surfaces though other than toilet seats the Trichomoniasis can live up to 1 to 2 hours.

If someone in your house has Trichomoniasis you should disinfect things in your house every few hours or so to kill the Trichomoniasis off so that it does not possibly spread to someone else.

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