Helicobacter pylori may be transmitted to children. Helicobacter pylori is contagious and is usually spread through the digestive tract, such as the fecal-oral route and the oral-oral route.
Helicobacter pylori is a gram-negative bacterium, usually spiral-shaped, mainly in the human gastric mucous membrane tissue, with a certain degree of contagious. H. pylori may be transmitted to children, who are more likely to be infected with H. pylori because their resistance is generally lower, mainly through the fecal-oral route and the oral-oral route.
The fecal-oral route means that the infected person’s germs are easily contaminated with drinking water or food after being excreted in the feces. If the germs are not completely killed, they can easily be ingested by people, which may result in contagion. Oral-oral route refers to the infected person’s saliva containing germs contaminated food or tableware, other people eat and be infected, kissing can also be infectious.
It is important to practise good hygiene on a daily basis to prevent infection and transmission. Patients who have been infected by Helicobacter pylori should actively cooperate with the doctor for treatment and regular review, and should avoid passing the infection to others.