Question 1

can breathing cat urine and feces make you sick?

Accepted Answer

It can.: Their urine contains proteins that some people are allergic to. After the urine dries - the proteins become airborne.

Question 2

will a child with encopresis get sick more often because of the constant contact with feces?

Accepted Answer

Not necessarily: Although leaking poo is a gross issue, I have not seen an issue of related illness in three decades of following these patients.Their biggest issues seem to come with the sadness of being different until they can gain empowerment thru treatment. Recurrence over many years is common, and sporatic  (viral or other) diarrheal illnesses frustrate everyone involved but long term sucess is possible.

Question 3

what type of microbes inhabit feces and urine and can make us sick?

Accepted Answer

Infections.: Usually  urine is sterile, so it is not often a problem. The stool, however, is loaded with many types of organisms. There are many illnesses, too many to list here, including bacterial, viral, and parasitic infections, which are spread by fecal contamination. All the more important reason to wash hands thoroughly after using the bathroom! Good luck.

Question 4

is it normal to develop green feces while taking linzess? i was going once every one or two weeks; now every day and it is green but i'm not sick.

Accepted Answer

Likely not to worry: Likely means nothing other than change in the transit time of your stool through the colon, or related to something green that you adjusted.  If continues however, go for full examination.

Question 5

i am doing a school project on mrsa i was wondering if a person caught it of the feces of animals on food how would they feel would they feel sick?

Accepted Answer

See answer: Most human MRSA infections occur by transmission from other infected humans. Although MRSA is found in cattle, pigs and chicken it is a different strain from the one that usually causes human disease. However people who work closely with livestock have become infected with skin lesions. Consumers have not contracted MRSA from eating infected animals. MRSA
causes boils to occur on the skin.

Question 6

a friend has had rats entering her car for 6 years. she's been exposed to feces & urine many times. what are her options if she suddenly falls ill?

Accepted Answer

Evaluation: If she has been exposed to rats either directly or indiractly and she has a fever she should see her doctor.

Question 7

ive seen threads in my feces and lines is that worms? ive been having a nonstop appetite no matter how much i eat and been getting sick easily

Accepted Answer

Maybe: Worms are surprisingly common; consider getting a lab to test your stool for worms/parasites but labs often miss them so test could show a false negative. Papaya seeds are proven to work as well as any drug and safe even if no parasites so try taking 2 tbsp of them once a week for several weeks- either chew them (as you eat the fruit) or grind and add to smoothie. Get tested if symptoms persist.

Question 8

embarrassing, but what could cause blue green feces? i do not feel sick at all. could a sudden intake of more iron and zinc cause this?

Accepted Answer

Blue/green stool: Blue food coloring is a popular food additive, and when ingested in large quantities can make stools appear blue. Blue is not a pigment typically produced by the human GI tract.  Blue is however the color of ingestable "indicator" dyes &amp; that a hemoccult card will turn if blood is detected in stool (or it taking a lot of iron, as in your case)--is this to what you are referring?

Question 9

my house has a mouse.1 day,i put some instant noodles in a bowl next to a pot with boiling hot water.left the stove for a few minutes.when i came back,saw a piece of mouse's feces on the stove top.can i get sick if the mouse ate or touched the noodle?

Accepted Answer

: You won't get sick if you clean area and don't eat any possible contaminated noodles. Best buy some sticky pads and place noodles or any food on them to catch the mouse.

Question 10

i was exposed/touched dog feces yesterday. didnt wash my hands for a while because i was out. today i feel fine, still worried. can i get sick ?

Accepted Answer

Very unlikely: Toxocariasis by toxocara canis:
Humans are infected by ingestion of soil containing infective eggs of the parasite (round worm).   Eggs of the parasite, however,  are not infective immediately when shed in the feces, i.e. infective after 2-4 weeks in the environment, such as soil.

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Can breathing cat urine and feces make you sick?

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Will a child with encopresis get sick more often because of the constant contact with feces?

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What type of microbes inhabit feces and urine and can make us sick?

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Is it normal to develop green feces while taking linzess? i was going once every one or two weeks; now every day and it is green but i'm not sick.

A member asked:

I am doing a school project on mrsa i was wondering if a person caught it of the feces of animals on food how would they feel would they feel sick?

A member asked:

A friend has had rats entering her car for 6 years. she's been exposed to feces & urine many times. what are her options if she suddenly falls ill?

A member asked:

Ive seen threads in my feces and lines is that worms? ive been having a nonstop appetite no matter how much i eat and been getting sick easily

A member asked:

Embarrassing, but what could cause blue green feces? i do not feel sick at all. could a sudden intake of more iron and zinc cause this?

A member asked:

My house has a mouse.1 day,i put some instant noodles in a bowl next to a pot with boiling hot water.left the stove for a few minutes.when i came back,saw a piece of mouse's feces on the stove top.can i get sick if the mouse ate or touched the noodle?

A member asked:

I was exposed/touched dog feces yesterday. didnt wash my hands for a while because i was out. today i feel fine, still worried. can i get sick ?

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