Cockroach control is the key since cockroaches mean filth entailing harm. Of course, their feeding and nesting habits mean they can gather various pathogens. The health dangers usually don’t factor in the disgust when we encounter them.
For businesses, this can affect both customer and staff health. Besides, it could result in a breach of food safety laws. In fact, including costs for cleaning and losing stocks. Steam ‘n’ Dry Cockroach Control Auckland Services guaranteed pest control. Call us on 0800 783-266, or send us an email.
Pest Control Auckland Services warns that cockroaches can bring about adverse reactions. Like blood pressure and asthma attacks. It also goes along with other serious health risks.
The dead roach bodies, droppings, and saliva have proteins known to cause allergies. Indeed most of all, it worsens asthma. Cockroaches opt for warm, damp areas with food sources. Therefore, removing those sites can help prevent roach infestations.
Cockroach allergy was discovered in 1944 when patients developed a rash after roach skin contact. Indeed, cockroaches can trigger asthma because their body proteins are allergens.
Asthma
Unlike those with asthma, others can also develop the condition. Almost 70,000 people in Auckland have asthma, and these pests are a massive cause of respiratory disease. Children are vulnerable to allergens, putting them at a higher risk of developing asthma. Also, people living in inner-city areas are at increased risk. It is, however, unclear whether cockroaches are the cause. Still, it is the reason for higher asthma rates in cities since they are more prevalent in urban areas. Steam ‘n’ Dry Pest Control Auckland Services can help when particles spread by the air. Consequently, removing these inhaled proteins leads to an asthma attack.
Like rodents, cockroaches also transmit the Salmonella bacterium in salmonellosis. It is a disease in humans with symptoms similar to food poisoning.
Cockroaches harbour the bacteria by feeding on contaminated food materials.
Escherichia coli is a commonly found bacterium in the human gut. Although most strains are harmless, some can cause severe food poisoning.
The common symptoms of an E. coli infection are watery diarrhoea and abdominal cramps. Similarly, uncommon ones include fever, chills, nausea, and muscle aches.
Indeed, symptoms usually last three weeks and need little to no medical support.
Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection caused by Salmonella typhi and is a highly infectious disease. Cockroaches gather this disease by faeces with the bacterium. Indeed, children and the elderly are at the most risk.
The symptoms of typhoid fever include, but are not limited to, fever and head and muscle aches. Add, including constipation, diarrhoea, fatigue, and stomach pain.
You should seek medical attention if you have any of the symptoms. With treatment, this disease will quickly improve within three to five days. But if left untreated, serious complications can occur.
Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection. It is frequent in developing countries with inadequate sanitation.
Infection occurs by ingestion of food with the bacterium. Cockroaches can spread through their faeces and vomit as contaminants if exposed to the bacterium.
Dysentery is a type of gastroenteritis that results in bloody diarrhoea. Generally, most people suffer from mild symptoms and recover without medical attention within a week.
Cockroaches can spread these diseases by direct and indirect contact. These bugs crawl beneath appliances, counters, and corners around the area.
Other pathogenic bacteria they harbour include:
Staphylococcus aureus
It is a gram-positive cocci bacterium. This organism is generally harmless but can cause serious infections.
Streptococcus
Like S. aureus, Streptococcus infections come in various forms, from mild throat infections to life-threatening diseases.
Call Auckland Steam ‘n’ Dry, the pest control experts, for treatment if you have such a problem.
Cockroaches can spread diseases by droppings, vomit, and mechanical transfer from their feet and other body parts. Indeed, that makes the spread of disease easy.
First, residents need to remove the pests. The fastest and most dependable option is calling a pest control expert.
After elimination, the home needs to eliminate the residues through extensive cleaning. Indeed, you can sweep the floors and furniture and wash linens and other fabrics. At the same time, have the kitchen surfaces, shelves, and cabinets wiped down.
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Experienced, researched and written by Graeme Stephens. An IICRC Master Restoration Technician in 2001. With over 35 years of cleaning and pest control Auckland experience.
Updated: 13/03/2022
