C. difficile is transmitted from person to person by the fecal-oral route.

Person-to-person transmission by either the oral-oral or fecal-oral route is most likely.

The bacteria travel from one person to the next by the fecal-oral route, which generally means they are spread by unwashed hands.

Transmission of the pathogen is by the fecal-oral route, commonly through food and water.

It is transmitted horizontally through the fecal-oral route.

The disease is transmitted primarily via the fecal-oral route, by ingesting contaminated food or water.

Some of the diseases that can be passed via the fecal-oral route include:

Transmission occurs similarly to other roundworm species, through the fecal-oral route.

The viruses are spread by what scientists call the fecal-oral route.

Contamination of these foods is usually through the fecal-oral route.