Contagious: Dientamoeba fragilis
| About contagion: Contagion and contagiousness refers to how easily the spread of Dientamoeba fragilis is possible from one person to another. Other words for contagion include "infection", "infectiousness", "transmission" or "transmissability". Contagiousness has nothing to do with genetics or inheriting diseases from parents. For an overview of contagion, see Introduction to Contagion. |
Contagion discussion: How D. fragilis is spread is uncertain, but infection is likely:
- By touching and bringing to your mouth anything, such as fingers, that have touched the stool of a person infected with D. fragilis.
- By swallowing something, such as water or food, contaminated with D. fragilis.
- By touching and bringing to your mouth D. fragilis picked up from contaminated surfaces.
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Dientamoeba fragilis Infection: DPD
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