Yes, they can, as do live bodies. Dead bodies often leak faeces which may contaminate rivers or other water sources, causing a risk of diarrhoeal illness which adequate treatment of water can prevent.
Can dead bodies contaminate water?
July 07, 2021 / / in Care & Medicine, Death / with No comments /
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