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Could you catch gastroenteritis from a fart from an infected person?
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Would think not: The expelled air is not likely to carry any organisms.
Answered 11/27/2017
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In medical school: Inhalation of flatus nor contact with flatus were not listed as forms of transmission for gastroenteritis.
Answered 1/5/2019
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