All excreta which cannot be burned is buried so that it cannot be reached by flies.
Excreta is the most deadly form of waste, and too much care cannot be exercised in disposing of it.
In a case of suspected typhoid fever the examination of serum, blood and excreta would be necessary to determine whether the case were really typhoid or not.
In both cases a physiological test of the excreta will give accurate information.
The appearance of the excreta rather recently left by a bird on a leaf is well known.
Most sanitation systems for human excreta are on-site facilities, including latrines, non-sewered public toilets and septic tanks.
Damage to tobacco is caused by the insect larvae that eat stored leaves and contaminate the product with excreta and body oils.
An estimate of the prevalence of infection in rabbits and their excreta is also reported.