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We don't know for sure if coronavirus can spread through poo, but it's possible

  • Written by Vincent Ho, Senior Lecturer and clinical academic gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University
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While we most commonly associate COVID-19 with fever and cough, gastrointestinal symptoms including diarrhoea, vomiting and abdominal pain are not unheard of in people who contract coronavirus.

This is likely because SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is found in the gut as well as the respiratory tract.

Importantly, the...

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