feces

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The rare respiratory disease, for which there is no cure, typically spreads through the urine, feces and saliva of infected rodents.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The strain on the cruise ship is mostly spread by long-tailed pygmy rice rats via their saliva, feces or urine.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

Research suggests pets can introduce these chemicals into the environment through feces, urine, and even shed hair.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2026

Many dogs stepped around feces to greet potential adopters through the bars of their kennels.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Sedentary farmers become surrounded not only by their feces but also by disease transmitting rodents, attracted by the farmers’ stored food.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond