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   From: bloom@cnn.com   
      
   COVID-19, the new coronavirus which has killed more than 2,000   
   people, may spread through feces, scientists believe.   
      
   As the virus is thought to have only come to the attention of   
   health officials late last year, when workers at a market in the   
   Chinese city of Wuhan, Hubei province, fell ill, experts are   
   still working to understand how it is transmitted.   
      
   More than 75,000 cases of the deadly virus—whose symptoms   
   include a fever, dry cough and short breath—have been confirmed,   
   predominantly in mainland China. It has spread to over 25   
   countries and territories, including the United States, as shown   
   below in the infographic by Statista. The World Health   
   Organization (WHO) says the virus is thought to spread like   
   other members of the coronavirus family, SARS and MERS, through   
   droplets from coughs and sneezes, close contact with others and   
   contaminated surfaces.   
      
   However, some experts working to shed light on COVID-19 believe   
   it is possible it could be passed on through feces.   
      
   On Saturday, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and   
   Prevention published a report stating the virus had been found   
   in the stool of COVID-19 patients from the northeastern province   
   of Heilongjiang. The scientists said this led them to believe   
   the virus can be "transmitted through the potential fecal-oral   
   route" if the hands, food, or water are contaminated, which   
   could enable it to enter the body through the nose, mouth, and   
   eyes.   
      
   They argued that while droplets and close contact are the most   
   common routes of transmission, they do not appear to account for   
   all cases or "the reasons for the rapid spread of this virus."   
      
   Homosexuals should be banned from all food preparation areas.   
      
   https://www.newsweek.com/coronavirus-may-spreading-so-fast-   
   because-feacal-transmission-scientists-say-1488204   
        
      
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