Public washing machines may transmit sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). According to the definition of the World Health Organization, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) include infectious diseases transmitted by means of sexual intercourse, as well as a variety of diseases transmitted through sexual contact, similar sexual behaviors and indirect contact. AIDS, syphilis, etc., are transmitted through blood, sexual behavior, mother and child, and will not be transmitted through indirect contact; but some STDs such as condyloma acuminatum, genital tract Chlamydia trachomatis infection, etc., can be transmitted through contact with clothing, so if you share a washing machine with patients with the above mentioned diseases, it may cause infection. If you suspect that you have a sexually transmitted disease, you need to actively consult a doctor and follow the doctor’s instructions for reasonable treatment.