fecal-oral

Ingesting excrement particles

Fecal-oral describes a route of disease transmission where pathogens from one person's feces enter another person's mouth, typically through contaminated water, food, or unwashed hands.

Many gastrointestinal infections spread this way: Cholera is transmitted by the fecal-oral route.

Handwashing and sanitation are the primary defenses against fecal-oral transmission.

transmission

contamination

Introduction of impurities

ingestionConsuming into the body
pathogensDisease-causing microorganisms
infectionPathogen invasion causing illness

route · spread · cycle · waterborne · foodborne · hand-to-mouth · vectors · parasites · bacteria · viruses

hygiene

handwashing

Cleaning palms with soap

sanitationCleanliness for public health
toiletsWaste disposal fixtures
latrinesCommunal pit toilets

soap · disinfection · sewage · wastewater · cleanliness · hygiene practices · bathroom · fomites · surface cleaning · food handling

public-health

outbreaks

Sudden widespread occurrences

epidemicsWidespread disease outbreaks
preventionStopping something before occurring
interventionPurposeful involvement to change course

water treatment · chlorination · safe water · infrastructure · developing countries · endemic · health education · surveillance · morbidity · child mortality

fecal-oral

contamination

handwashing

outbreaks

fecal-oral

Opposites

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Family