Health risk or just ick factor?

[Dana]

I know, I read that too.

I think it is more the environment overall that is the health risk: Filth that allows for the breeding and the spread of more bugs.

Now, this can happen to even the best of people, ie. you purchase something in a cardboard box and it has roaches or larva in it and presto, you get the bugs. I think the difference is, you put out bait, spray etc... they get killed and don't have other filth to bread in.

I actually thought that they caused GI problems, diarrhea, etc. but this article doesn't state that.....

[Dana]

I found this on another site. I had also heard of the asthma component...


Information about Roaches They hide during the day and "attack" during the night. No, we are not talking about vampires. Their habitat is not a cold coffin, it's actually warm, moist areas like sinks, hot water heaters and kitchens, hiding in cracks and crevices to finally come out at night to feed themselves with crumbs of food. We are talking about:
Cockroaches.
The most encountered and affective household insect pests in the United States. Contaminating food, carrying disease and inducing allergies. They produce nasty tasting odorous secretions from various points in their bodies affecting the flavor of our food, specially when population of these pests are high.
Diseases.
Cockroaches transmit diseases which are forms of gastroenteritis. These symptoms and sickness include abdominal cramps, vomiting, food poisoning, nausea, diarrhea and other illnesses. Cockroaches waste or excrement can start an allergic response in many people. To individuals who suffer from asthma or other lung diseases, these allergies could be very problematic.


There are important factors that we should know about cockroaches, for example:
The German cockroach is present worldwide on a large amount due to their reproduction number, with females having up to 40,000 descendants within one year. Cockroaches may cause dermatitis, which is an inflammation of the skin. Roaches also spread diseases such as urinary infections and dysentery, an inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract. This infection results in pain, fever and severe diarrhea often accompanied by the passage of blood and mucus.

[Imachickadee75]

Okay I get all of that but the urinary tract infections. How does that happen?

Jackie

[Dana]

Originally Posted by Imachickadee75

Okay I get all of that but the urinary tract infections. How does that happen?

Jackie

Honestly: I have NOclue!! Maybe because of the diarrhea and then you get a UTI secondary from that.... only a GUESS!

[ccbegay]

ewww ewww ewwwww...cockroaches overall give me the heebie jeebies...