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Is the stomach bug airborne? an example: sitting next to someone in class today who had it the day before. note: i have bad anxiety
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No it is not airborn: Stomach infection is not airborne.You can only get it by fecal oral route, by touch if some one has not washed their hands properly after using toilet, also through food handlers who dont wash their hands properly other source of infection are contaminated food which is undercoocked, can cause e coli, salmonela and other gastrointestinal pathogens.
Answered 10/15/2017
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