Cockroach Invasion: A Cause of Health and Wellness Jeopardy

The first ever worst pest in anyone’s mind is the Cockroach. Invasion of these silent threats into the household always creates a messy and unhygienic atmosphere with a serious health risk.

Cockroaches propagate their families rapidly and transmit diseases to the fullest extent. They mainly creep through filthy areas and retrieve bacteria and pathogens, diffusing them to foods, utensils and surfaces. It causes health hazards for family members, children and pets.

Significant Health Concerns by Cockroaches:

Allergies and Pulmonary Diseases: The droppings, eggs, saliva and the shed skin of cockroaches are the main reasons for respiratory trouble, and it becomes worse for people with allergies. Specifically, children are affected vigorously in asthma as they are vulnerable enough to avoid it. The symptoms are dermatitis, plugged nose, gasping, and sinusitis. They can also cause skin inflammation if they slither on the skin.

Typhoid Fever: Food and water contamination by cockroaches is very common in households. Cockroaches creep through utensils, the tabletop, and the countertop, spreading bacteria everywhere. The symptoms are acute fever, headache and muscle pain, stomach ache, and tiredness.

Salmonellosis: It is similar to food poisoning, which occurs by the Salmonella bacterium spreads. A cockroach can carry almost 60 types of bacteria, and Salmonella is harmful. Its symptoms are diarrhoea and fever.

E. coli infection: The next worrisome bacteria carried by cockroaches are E. coli bacteria. E. coli is commonly found in the human intestine, and most of the time, it is harmless. But some of the variants can cause discomfort like watery diarrhoea, stomach pain are the foremost signs of this infection. Other symptoms include fever, muscle discomfort, and chilly.

Gastrointestinitis: Gastrointestinitis refers to a soreness of the stomach that can spread to the intestines. The basic symptoms are convulsions, motion sickness, and vomiting. Dysentery, commonly found in people, is a kind of Gastroenteritis. People who suffer from dysentery with mild symptoms can be cured within a week or two. It is spread by unhygienic practices, contaminated food, and drink. Sometimes it gets worse in the case of dysentery with blood and mucus, if anyone feels severe stomach cramps and has a fever with nausea & vomiting.

Conclusion:

There is a proverb,” Prevention is better than cure”, which always emphasises taking necessary steps before the problem arises. Here are some points:

Clean the rooms, kitchen and bathroom hygienically.
After cooking and eating, scrubbing the tabletop, countertop is necessary.
Don’t dump the dirty dishes anywhere in the house.
Store the food in a clean, hygienic place to avoid contamination.
Always keep the dustbin lid tightly closed.
Fix any pipes, roof leaks, as it can be the breeding ground of Cockroaches.
Take help from a professional pest control team.