How contagious is Helicobacter pylori

Helicobacter pylori is universally contagious, and the population is generally susceptible and highly infectious, with more than 50% of the population being infected with H. pylori, and those who have been eating together for a long period of time being even more likely to be infected. H. pylori infection is extremely common in gastroenterology and is an infectious disease that is often transmitted through fecal-oral and oral-oral routes. It can be transmitted through fecal-oral and oral-oral routes, for example, when public utensils are not sterilized properly or when communal chopsticks are not used in the home. Helicobacter pylori infection can cause stomach distension, belching, acid reflux, heartburn, anorexia, and many other uncomfortable symptoms, affecting the patient’s normal life, and need timely sterilization treatment to avoid gastritis, gastric ulcer and gastric cancer. With the change of modern lifestyle and dietary hygiene, more and more patients are infected with Helicobacter pylori, especially the possibility of family aggregation of infection is also elevated, it is recommended that timely treatment.