Growing evidence suggests the coronavirus can spread through poop. Here's how to protect yourself.

WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

• The new coronavirus is primarily a respiratory illness, and it typically spreads via airborne particles from an infected patient's coughs or sneezes.
• Some research suggests the virus can also spread via fecal matter. Multiple studies have found traces of the virus in infected patients' poop.
• SARS, another coronavirus, also spread through poop.
• Here's what you can do to protect yourself.
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To lower your risk of catching the new coronavirus, health authorities recommend staying 6 feet from individuals who show any signs of illness. That's because the coronavirus typically spreads via airborne particles when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Those viral particles can then infect someone after they land on their nose or mouth or get inhaled.

But a growing body of research suggests the coronavirus can also spread via poop particles.

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