PESTS – Health Risks of Not Eliminating the Unwanted Guests

 

We all know that having your house flooded with pests can be an unpleasant experience. Watching rodents and cockroaches occupy the nooks and corners of your house, feasting and making a mess can disturb your mental peace. Some pests can also pose a threat to your property, such as termites. However, this is not all. The actual threat is the health problems having pests can create. This includes several diseases related to hygiene as well as mental health risks which are just as serious. Pests can find a way to contaminate water, food and daily objects that you and your kids interact with on a daily basis. Let us look closely at some of the health risks of not shooing away your unwanted guests.

Vector-borne Diseases

Vectors are organisms that transmit infection from an animal to a human being. Pests such as rodents, mice, mosquitoes, and ticks are major vector-carriers. Mosquitoes are known for transmitting dengue, encephalitis and more. Rodents are infamous for carrying Leptospirosis, Weil's disease, Rat-bite fever, Plague and many more horrifying conditions. Similarly, fleas are noted for causing Bubonic plague, Tularemia and more. Cockroaches are perhaps the most common and irritating creatures in your house. But this is not all. They are also responsible for spreading a plethora of diseases while they feast uninvited in your kitchen. Salmonellosis, typhoid fever, Cholera, Dysentery, Leprosy, Plague and Listeriosis are a few serious diseases associated with cockroaches. Even pests as seemingly harmless as ants can cause E. coli and salmonella. So, it is always better to be on the lookout for these pests and eliminate them from your dear house to keep these diseases away from your families. The health risks associated with uncontrolled pests is factual and life-threatening.

While mosquitoes can be tackled with home remedies, rodents, fleas, roaches and other vector-carriers need to be dealt with the help of a professional pest control service. For pest control, Ashfield residents and residents from other parts of Australia can log on to our website. 

 

 

Allergies and Asthma

 

Cockroaches, bedbugs, rodents, etc. may cause allergic reactions such as hives in some individuals. While this does not affect everybody, it is something to be very careful about, especially if you have a family history of hives. Even if that is not the case, it is not worth risking the possibility by allowing these pests to breed in your house. Hives, also known as urticaria, is an allergic condition that can be lethal by causing anaphylaxis. In some rare cases, spiders and bees can also cause this condition. There is a risk from all biting insects including bedbugs and fleas. If you experience such an allergic reaction and have been in the surrounding of pests, you should visit a doctor immediately and get your house pest-free from your nearest service provider.

 

 

Microbial Infections

Apart from vector-borne diseases and allergies, pests also serve as carriers of infectious microbes such as viruses, bacteria and parasites.

 

Therefore, it is not worth risking your and your family members’ health. You must seek the measure of pest control Balmain residents and residents from other parts of Australia can log on to our website.