Table of contents:
- Can the coronavirus be transmitted through human feces?
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- The resistance of the novel coronavirus outside the human body
- Other types of coronavirus have also been found in human feces
The novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV is said to be transmitted through human feces. Is this news true? Check out the reviews below to find out the answer.
Can the coronavirus be transmitted through human feces?
The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has now infected more than 40,000 cases and claimed more than 900 lives. With the increasing number of deaths and the number of cases of infection, people are increasingly alert, especially regarding the transmission process.
According to a number of reports from the media, coronavirus cells are found in human feces. This finding certainly surprised the general public. Not many people think that transmission of the coronavirus can occur through human feces.
The reason is, experts think that the coronavirus can only be transmitted through respiratory droplets, which is when the sufferer coughs and sneezes and then other people inhale it. This condition can occur when you are close to the sufferer about 1-2 meters. Then, what about transmission through feces?
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DeathDistribution MapAccording to research from Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), there were 14 out of 138 patients at a Wuhan hospital who experienced diarrhea and nausea as initial symptoms. Generally, coronavirus symptoms begin with a high fever and difficulty breathing.
In addition, the first patient in the United States who tested positive for 2019-nCoV had diarrhea for two consecutive days before being confirmed as having the disease. Although some cases of diarrhea are a symptom of coronavirus, some of these cases have also been found in China.
According to William Keevil, a professor of environmental health at the University of Southampton, this case is actually quite similar to SARS.
This is because SARS transmission from feces has occurred in 2003 in Hong Kong. This transmission can occur due to the presence of warm air puffs from the toilet. As a result, the air pollutes several apartments and surrounding buildings by the wind.
Therefore, experts are not too surprised and say that transmission of the novel coronavirus through human feces is very possible. However, further research is still needed to prove this statement.
This is due to the uncertainty of how long the virus will take. They still do not know for sure how long this new virus can survive outside the human body.
The resistance of the novel coronavirus outside the human body
Transmission of the coronavirus through human feces could be a new challenge for experts. If these findings are truly proven, one of the places with the highest risk of experiencing the highest spread is the hospital.
Therefore, the public is urged to maintain cleanliness and health as an effort to reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus.
With the discovery of viral cells in human feces, most people ask about the resistance of the novel coronavirus outside the human body.
According to dr. Sita Laksmi Andarini, Ph.D, Sp.P (K), a pulmonary specialist at MRCCC Siloam Semanggi, said the virus needs to be in living things in order to survive.
If there are no living cells and the virus has left the body of a living being, the cells will die. Therefore, the coronavirus needs a host for living things to survive.
In fact, when it is in free air and attached to the surface of an inanimate object, it is possible that the virus cell can survive for about 15 minutes. However, when you are in free air, exposed to sunlight, and by chance the air temperature is high, the chances of the virus dying quickly is very high.
The transmission of the novel coronavirus can allegedly occur when it is within 1 meter or 6 feet. At this distance it is possible that the droplets of breath could immediately gush into another person. Therefore, the hospital is given a safe distance from one bed to another as long as 2 meters.
When compared to the transmission of coronavirus through human feces, feces still have living cells in them. However, further research is still needed to see whether transmission of coronavirus through human feces is a risk or not.
Other types of coronavirus have also been found in human feces
The finding that transmission of the coronavirus can occur through human feces is actually not the first time this has occurred, so experts are not too surprised about this.
According to research from Journal of clinical virology, the coronavirus that infects the human body rarely occurs in patients with digestive system disorders. However, it is possible that this case can happen to anyone.
Coronavirus is a human germ that commonly occurs in children and adults. In patients with a history of respiratory disease, the virus was identified in 13% of respiratory samples.
On the other hand almost 25% human coronavirus type NI6312 and nearly 50% of patients with HCoV-HKU1 have a history of gastrointestinal disorders. Therefore, these findings suggest that the coronavirus can develop in the digestive tract.
In this study, it appears that the coronavirus is quite rare in fecal samples of patients suffering from digestive system disorders. However, HCoV-HKU1 was found in the stool samples of children and adults who had indigestion and most had respiratory problems as well.
In addition, no other types of coronavirus were found in the patient's stool samples that had been collected, such as HCoV-NL63, HCoV-229E, and HCoV-OC43.
Transmission of the coronavirus, both 2019-nCoV and other types, is rarely found in human feces. However, it never hurts to maintain cleanliness, health and endurance to reduce the risk of spreading this outbreak.
