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

Even after the recommended treatment period had ended, researchers detected two of the four active ingredients commonly found in isoxazoline products in the animals' feces.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2026

Transmission most often occurs when people or pets ingest food or water contaminated with raccoon feces.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2026

Sitting once on the rocks as we dried from swimming, he asked me, “Do you not find it somewhat strange to have your feces weighed and recorded?”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson