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Can h pylori be spread by coughing or sneezing?

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Dr. Joram Seggev answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Allergy & Immunology

Possibly: The main mode of transmission of H. pylori is fecal-oral, meaning from feces and insufficient hand washing to mouth. However, H. pylori has been detected in the mouth, nasal secretions and even tears, so that transmission by sneezing and coughing is possible,

Answered 5/22/2018

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