Growing evidence suggests the coronavirus can spread through poop. Here’s how to protect yourself. [ARTICLE]

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To lower your risk of catching the new coronavirus , health authorities recommend staying 6 feet from individuals who show any signs of illness. That's because the coronavirus typically spreads via airborne particles when an infected person coughs or sneezes. A growing body of research suggests the coronavirus can also spread via poop particles. A study of three coronavirus patients in Singapore, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, revealed that the virus showed up in their stool. That evidence supports findings from researchers at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, who also detected viable virus particles in coronavirus patients' feces. Researchers detected coronavirus RNA in poop from the first US patient a man from Snohomish County in Washington state who was diagnosed in late January according to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine. Another January study , which has yet to be peer-reviewed, detected an enzyme signature of the virus in cells from coronavirus patients' small intestines and colons. Typically, coronavirus particles dock to cell receptors in our upper respiratory tract. Researchers think the new coronavirus jumped from bats to another animal before infecting humans. Coronavirus patients in Vietnam have also reported diarrhea as a symptom, and a non-peer-reviewed study of 1,099 Chinese patients found that 4% had diarrhea, too. A person with the new coronavirus doesn't need to have an upset stomach to shed the virus in their poop. Some coronavirus patients experience nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea before they get a fever. Workers at 6 US hospitals reveal how they respond to potential coronavirus cases including face shields and negative-pressure isolation chambers. People are racing to buy face masks amid the coronavirus outbreak, but they probably won't protect you from illness. The outbreaks of both the Wuhan coronavirus and SARS likely started in Chinese wet markets. Source | Create Website | Criar site | Crear sitio web | Créer un site Web