If a person with strep throat farts and you directly inhale it can you also get strep?

Answer 1

No, wrong end. Streptococcal pharyngitis, streptococcal tonsillitis, or streptococcal "sore throat" called "strep throat" is caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus (GAS or S. pyogenes), or by non–group A beta-hemolytic streptococci and fusobacterium. Transmission is through the respiratory system and mucous membranes of the mouth, so coughing, sneezing, kissing, sharing a straw/drink immediately after an infected person or carrier used the same straw/container, or very close contact in which respiratory germs are most apt to spread. Overcrowding in public areas, schools,colleges, hospitals, etc. have higher incidences of transmission rates than when people are more separated. As well, an infected person can be a carrier without showing symptoms. But, no, streptococcal bacteria's proteins are NOT spread through intestinal gas, e.g. farting.

Answer 2

S. pyogenes can also cause necrotizing fasciitis, literally the flesh-eating disease, where the bacterium produces an enzyme that digests away the tissue and can require amputation of the infected limb. S. pyogenes can also cause skin diseases, scarlet fever and rheumatic Heart disease. It is also the only bacterium that has been documented to spread through farting (by an anal carrier).

Answer 3

Below you find two scientific papers in a high impact journals that support the idea it can spread through the gas. But I am still skeptical as this was published in 1960s
1. Schaffner W, Lefkowitz LB Jr, Goodman JS, & Koenig MG (1969). Hospital outbreak of infections with group a streptococci traced to an asymptomatic anal carrier. The New England journal of medicine, 280 (22), 1224-5 PMID: 4889553
2. McKee WM, Di Caprio JM, Roberts CE Jr, & Sherris JC (1966). Anal carriage as the probable source of a streptococcal epidemic. Lancet, 2 (7471), 1007-9 PMID: 4162660

Answer 4

It is extremely unlikely to contract strep throat through inhaling someone's flatulence because the bacteria responsible for strep throat is typically spread through respiratory droplets from coughing or sneezing. However, it's always important to practice good hygiene and avoid close contact with someone who is ill to reduce the risk of any potential transmission of infections.

Answer 5

yes, unfortunately this is one of the common ways that the strain of bacteria is spread.