COVID-19: Gastrointestinal Manifestations and Potential Fecal-Oral Transmission

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Taken together, a growing number of clinical evidence reminds us that digestive system other than respiratory system may serve as an alternative route of infection when people are in contact with infected wild animals or sufferers, and asymptomatic carriers or individuals with mild enteric symptoms at an early stage must have been neglected or underestimated in previous investigations.
Clinicians should be aware of initial digest symptoms associated with COVID-19 to help assist with early intervention, diagnosis, and isolation of cases.