Can Helicobacter pylori be passed on to babies?

Helicobacter pylori can be transmitted through the digestive tract, and if there are no proper protective measures in life, it may be transmitted to the baby. Helicobacter pylori resides in humans and spreads mainly through the oral-oral and fecal-oral routes between people. Endoscopic contamination can also spread Helicobacter pylori, and patients with Helicobacter pylori in their homes may infect their babies if they don’t have good protective measures in their lives. H. pylori patients may transmit H. pylori to their babies if they feed their babies chewed food from their mouths, use mixed utensils at home, touch their babies with unwashed hands after defecation, or kiss their babies mouth-to-mouth. If you have taken precautions for your baby, such as eating alone, using separate furniture, and not kissing your baby, you will not pass H. pylori to your baby. If you suspect that your baby is infected with H. pylori, take him or her to the hospital for a checkup.

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