Laboratory tests of water samples in New Orleans found it loaded with fecal material.
In fact, this is already being attempted, with probiotic supplements and, in more extreme cases, fecal transplants.
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Polio primarily spreads from person to person -- through coughing and sneezing -- or through fecal contamination.
Hepatitis A spreads by mouth via traces of fecal matter from an infected person, the health department said.
That's distinct from another common form of the disease, hepatitis A, which takes a fecal-oral route via food or household objects.
All foods like meat which ferment in the bowel should be avoided to prevent the accumulation of fecal matter in the colon.
"From what I understand, they're walking around in a lot of urine and fecal matter, and the sewers are backing up, " McKerreghan said.
At Water4Dogs, they call such incidents AFRs, for accidental fecal release.
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According to the scientists, each of us carries about 0.14 grams of fecal material into the pool -- and that doesn't include accidents or cases of diarrhea.
Spotting their tracks, where they have fed, their spore (fecal pellets) or maybe a very rare glimpse of them on the skyline, is enough to excite even the most half-hearted naturalist.
Nearly half of the 90 beverages from soda fountain machines in one area in Virginia tested positive for coliform bacteria -- which could indicate possible fecal contamination, according to a study published in the January issue of International Journal of Food Microbiology.
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