fecal-oral

Adjective

not-comparable

Involving fecal matter being consumed through the food pathway.

Japanese Meaning

糞便を含む物質が食品を介して摂取されることに関与する状態 / 糞便経路を介して感染する様子を示す

Health officials warned that the recent outbreak was caused by a fecal-oral transmission linked to contaminated water.

保健当局は、最近の集団発生が汚染された水に関連した糞口経路による感染が原因であると警告した。

Sense（1）

Involving fecal matter being consumed through the food pathway.

Many common infections are spread by fecal-oral transmission.