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cockroach infestations

What illnesses are commonly associated with cockroach infestations?

Reply 1

Original post by walliamhenry
What illnesses are commonly associated with cockroach infestations?

Salmonella, staphylococcus and streptococcus. The cockroach can also harbour viruses such as the polio virus.

Reply 2

Original post by Hannahblossom
Salmonella, staphylococcus and streptococcus. The cockroach can also harbour viruses such as the polio virus.

ummm alright, but how can ?if you would like to explain ?

Reply 3

Original post by walliamhenry
ummm alright, but how can ?if you would like to explain ?

They vomit/defecate on food. If people then eat that food then they can get ill from it. I don't know much more than that.

Reply 4

Original post by walliamhenry
ummm alright, but how can ?if you would like to explain ?

It's because cockroaches can ingest bacteria, which stays in their stomachs for months even years. So that's how they carry illnesses in the first place.

Reply 5

Original post by Hannahblossom
It's because cockroaches can ingest bacteria, which stays in their stomachs for months even years. So that's how they carry illnesses in the first place.

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