Is Enterotoxigenic E. Coli infection Contagious?

Transmission of Enterotoxigenic E. Coli infection from Person to Person

Enterotoxigenic E. Coli infection is considered to be contagious between people. Generally the infectious agent may be transmitted by saliva, air, cough, fecal-oral route, surfaces, blood, needles, blood transfusions, sexual contact, mother to fetus, etc.
Enterotoxigenic E. Coli infection, although infectious, is not a genetic disease. It is not caused by a defective or abnormal gene.
The contagious disease, Enterotoxigenic E. Coli infection, can be transmitted:

• from person to person by saliva, air, coughing, contact, surfaces, fecal-oral route, etc.

Transmission of Enterotoxigenic E. Coli infection

Transmission of Enterotoxigenic E. Coli infection to a person can be by way of:

• food borne pathogens.
• water borne pathogens.
• protozoan infections.

About contagion and contagiousness:

Contagion and contagiousness refers to how easily the spread of Enterotoxigenic E. Coli infection is possible from one person to another. Other words for contagion include "infection", "infectiousness", "transmission" or "transmissability". Contagiousness has nothing to do with genetics or inheriting diseases from parents. For an overview of contagion, see Introduction to Contagion.

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