feces

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Hantavirus is initially contracted by humans through inhalation of particles contaminated with the urine, feces or saliva of a rodent.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

After pets take these medications, the active compounds pass through their bodies and are excreted in feces.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2026

The parasite’s eggs must be in the feces for two to four weeks before they can cause infection, so officials urged quick cleanup of any raccoon feces using gloves.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2026

Higher in the mountains, the evidence of BTAZ’s grazing was even clearer: swaths of ground chewed and trampled bare, discarded plastic piping, cow feces and bones in an unfenced creek.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025

Huge stinking piles of human feces lay everywhere; it was impossible not to walk in it.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer