Open AccessIs COVID-19 Infection Transmitted Through Food?
Author(s) -
Mahmoud Khodabandeh,
Kayvan Mirnia,
Hamid Eshaghi,
Katayoun Borhani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of nutrition and food security
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2476-7425
pISSN - 2476-7417
DOI - 10.18502/jnfs.v6i1.5294
Subject(s) - outbreak , transmission (telecommunications) , feces , diarrhea , vomiting , covid-19 , medicine , contaminated food , disease , coronavirus , hygiene , nausea , virology , environmental health , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , electrical engineering , engineering
Coronavirus disease (COVID) has had a growing outbreak around the world. China reported COVID-19 infection for the first time in December 2019. Symptoms of this disease often include respiratory symptoms, but gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea) were also reported in COVID-19 infection. Coronavirus transmits through direct droplets, contact, or fomites. However, other modes of transmission include airborne, fecal-oral, blood-borne, and mother-to-child transmission. Furthermore, studies showed that the virus was excreted through the feces. Case presentation: In this study, we introduced two cases of the disease in a mother and her daughter, who were contaminated with the disease through contact with the contaminated food.
Conclusion: Due to the possibility of oral-fecal transmission, food hygiene is recommended.