Answer:You can get infected by swallowing Shigella. Some ways Shigella can get into your mouth are:
Getting Shigella on your hands and touching your mouth. Shigella can get on your hands by:
Touching surfaces, such as toys, bathroom fixtures, changing tables, and diaper pails contaminated with Shigella bacteria from someone with an infection.
Changing the diaper of a child with a Shigella infection.
Taking care of a person with an infection, including cleaning up after the person uses the toilet.
Eating food prepared by someone with a Shigella infection.
Swallowing recreational water, such as lake water or improperly treated swimming pool water.
Swallowing contaminated drinking water, such as water from a well that’s been contaminated with sewage or flood water.
Exposure to stool (poop) during sexual contact with someone with a Shigella infection or who has recently recovered from a Shigella infection.
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