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Human feces photographed in a toilet, shortly after defecation.. Human feces (American English) or faeces (British English), commonly and in medical literature more often called stool, [1] are the solid or semisolid remains of food that could not be digested or absorbed in the small intestine of humans, but has been further broken down by bacteria in the large intestine.
Human waste (or human excreta) refers to the waste products of the human digestive system, menses, and human metabolism including urine and feces.As part of a sanitation system that is in place, human waste is collected, transported, treated and disposed of or reused by one method or another, depending on the type of toilet being used, ability by the users to pay for services and other factors.
A female oriental latrine fly (Chrysomya megacephala) feeds on feces. Coprophagia (/ ˌ k ɒ p r ə ˈ f eɪ dʒ i ə / KOP-rə-FAY-jee-ə) [1] or coprophagy (/ k ə ˈ p r ɒ f ə dʒ i / kə-PROF-ə-jee) is the consumption of feces. The word is derived from the Ancient Greek κόπρος kópros "feces" and φαγεῖν phageîn "to eat ...
Stool should not be too hard, which can cause straining. Continually having type 5 poops could be a sign of bowel issues due to lack of fiber, and types 6 and 7, diarrehea, usually indicate an ...
In 2014 Kim Jong Un urged farmers to use human and livestock feces for their crops since chemical fertilizer was so hard to come by, according to Reuters.
eating food contaminated with feces from an infected human or animal Cryptosporidiosis: Cryptosporidium spp. intestines stool widespread ingestion of oocyst (sporulated), some species are zoonotic (e.g. bovine fecal contamination) Cyclosporiasis: Cyclospora cayetanensis: intestines stool United States ingestion of oocyst through contaminated food
They are not dangerous to human health but are used to indicate the presence of a health risk. Each gram of human feces contains approximately ~100 billion (1 × 10 11) bacteria. [1] These bacteria may include species of pathogenic bacteria, such as Salmonella or Campylobacter, associated with gastroenteritis.
Cysticercosis is often spread by contact with tapeworm-infected human feces, contaminated food, water and dirty hands. It can cause lumps under the skin and if it spreads to the brain or spinal ...