3. Sharing Food and Drink with an Infected Person
Bacterial gastroenteritis also spreads through contact with the body fluids of an infected person. In some cases, it may take up to three days for the symptoms of the condition to manifest. During this incubation phase, as is the case with norovirus, the virus is still contagious and transmits through saliva.
The person may not know they are infected and are innocent in their intentions, but that doesn’t change the fact that they are transmitting disease in their offering to you. As a result, sharing food or beverages with infected people can result in you catching the disease as well.
Never share food or drink with anyone outside of your immediate family. In today’s environment, there is no telling what kind of diseases, bacteria, or viruses other people are carrying. Picking up an infection from another person is preventable, as long as you follow stringent hygiene protocols – such as washing your hands and refusing to eat food and drink from others.